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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae Triplefin blennies
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Tripterygion

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Tripterygion delaisi Cadenat & Blache, 1970

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Tripterygion delaisi
[Black-faced blenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
Tripterygion melanurus Guichenot, 1850

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Tripterygion melanurus
[]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Mediterranean and Eastern
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Tripterygion tartessicum Carreras-Carbonell, Pascual & Macpherson, 2007

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Tripterygion tartessicum
[]

Photo by Koutsogiannopoulos, D.D.

Mediterranean Sea and Bla
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Tripterygion tripteronotum (Risso, 1810)

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Tripterygion tripteronotum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tripterygion delaisi Black-faced blenny Eastern Atlantic and Medi 8.9 TL 1970
Tripterygion melanurus Mediterranean Sea 5.3 TL 1850
Tripterygion tartessicum Mediterranean and Eastern 7.7 TL 2007
Tripterygion tripteronotum Mediterranean Sea and Bla 8 TL 1810



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