The southern barred triplefin, Brachynectes fasciatus, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Brachynectes, found around Australia's south coast including Tasmania at depths down to 13 m. Its length is only up to about 41 mm.[2]
| Southern barred triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Subfamily: | Notoclininae |
| Genus: | Brachynectes |
| Species: | B. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachynectes fasciatus Scott, 1957
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The southern barred triplefin is found in rock pools and amongst seagrass beds.
References
edit- ^ Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Brachynectes fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179039A1562457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179039A1562457.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brachynectes fasciatus". FishBase. June 2006 version.