Forsterygion


Forsterygion is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae native to coastal New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia.

Species

The following species are classified in this genus:
The name of this genus is an amalgam of Forster in honour of Johann Reinhold Forster – a naturalist aboard Captain Cook’s second voyage on ; he collected the type on this voyage, describing it and naming it Blennius varius – and -ygion, the second part of the genus Tripterygion, into which F. varius and F. nigripenne had been placed.