| Family: |
Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies), subfamily: Tripterygiinae |
| Max. size: |
5.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: known only from the type locality, Paradise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
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) along exposed rocky coast (Ref. 49110). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 May 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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