Author: (Jenyns, 1842)
FBname: Spotted robust triplefin
Comments: Adults are found on sheltered coastal reefs and rock and shell substrata in bays and harbors;  from intertidal pools to at least 12m (Ref. 84085). They feed on small benthic organisms.  Prey is stalked and swallowed whole (Ref. 26966).  Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240).  Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).