Yellow-and-black Triplefin
Forsterygion flavonigrum
- Usual depth8–26 m
- Water temperature12–19 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The yellow-and-black triplefin a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, is found around the north of the North Island of New Zealand at depths of between 15 and 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Its length is between 4 and 7 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Yellow-and-black triplefin”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 20 records
- February: 34 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 28 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 39 records
- November: 70 records
- December: 38 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–26 m · Deepest record: 31.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–19 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rachel Crane, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Yellow-and-black Triplefin, Yellowblack Triplefin
Similar species
Common ThreefinForsterygion lapillum
Banded triplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
Many-rayed ThreefinForsterygion varium
Mottled triplefinForsterygion capito
Estuarine ThreefinForsterygion gymnotum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 225 open-data records from 1971 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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