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Striped triplefin

Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium) is a species in the family Tripterygiidae, order Blenniiformes.

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Quick facts about the striped triplefin

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the striped triplefin live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the striped triplefin as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Australiainvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the striped triplefin endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the striped triplefin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBlenniiformes
  5. familyTripterygiidae
  6. genusForsterygion
  7. SpeciesForsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)

Synonyms Blennius varius, Forsterygion multiradiatum, Tripterygion robustum, Tripterygion varium, Trypterigium robustum

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Many-rayed threefinEnglish
  • Variable threefinEnglish
  • Variable triplefinEnglish
  • 杂色三鳍鳚Chinese
  • Uusmeremaa kolmuimEstonian
  • 变色深水三鳍鳚Chinese
  • 變色深水三鰭鳚Chinese
  • 雜色三鰭鳚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the striped triplefin

Other species in the same genus Forsterygion.

Cockabully

Forsterygion nigripenne

TripterygiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the striped triplefin an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the striped triplefin as invasive in 1 country: Australia. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the striped triplefin?

The striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium) belongs to the family Tripterygiidae in the order Blenniiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-triplefin

MLA

“Striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-triplefin.

BibTeX
@misc{striped_triplefin_2026,
  title = {Striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-triplefin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}