Bullhead triplefin
| Bullhead triplefin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Trianectes |
| Species: | T. bucephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trianectes bucephalus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 | |
The bullhead triplefin, Trianectes bucephalus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Trianectes, found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Australia, from Western Australia to Victoria and Tasmania at depths down to 5 m. Its length is up to about 7 cm.
The bullhead triplefin inhabits intertidal areas.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Trianectes bucephalus" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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