Apopterygion alta

Apopterygion alta, known commonly as the tasselled triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny.[2] It is endemic to the waters off south-eastern Australia from northern Tasmania to Port Phillip in Victoria.[1] It is normally observed on yellow sponges.[3]

Apopterygion alta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Apopterygion
Species:
A. alta
Binomial name
Apopterygion alta
Kuiter, 1986

References

  1. Williams, J.; Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. (2014). "Apopterygion alta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179048A1563536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179048A1563536.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Apopterygion alta" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Apopterygion alta". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 8 May 2019.


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