Family Tripterygiidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Blenniiformes - Tripterygiidae
Parent taxon: Blennioidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Blenniidae, Chaenopsidae, Clinidae, Dactyloscopidae, Labrisomidae
Subtaxa: Forsterygion Gilloblennius Matanui Ruanoho Tongarewa
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Haweran of New Zealand (2 collections)
• Quaternary of New Zealand (2)
• Miocene of New Zealand (4)
Total: 8 collections including 14 occurrences