nigripenne, Tripterygion Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:413, Pl. 339 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] New Zealand. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2153. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:57 [ref. 20734]. Gender of Forsterygion is neuter, therefore species epithet correct as nigripenne. •See Paulin et al. 1989:264 [ref. 24556]. •Valid as Forsterygion nigripenne (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Paulin & Roberts 1992:91 [ref. 24625] with question). •Valid as Grahamina nigripenne (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Fricke 1994:391 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:576 [ref. 23339], Clements et al. 2000:377 [ref. 25188], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396]). •Valid as Grahamina nigripennis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Fricke 2009:46 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Forsterygion nigripenne (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Jawad 2008:2977 [ref. 29958], Feary et al. 2009:1704 [ref. 30938], Stewart & Clements 2015:1509 [ref. 34299]). Current status: Valid as Forsterygion nigripenne (Valenciennes 1836). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.