Tripterygion

Taxobox
name = "Tripterygion"
fossil_range = Late Miocene to Present [cite journal
last = Sepkoski
first = Jack
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology
volume = 364
issue =
pages = p.560
publisher =
location =
date = 2002
url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class
doi =
id =
accessdate = 2008-01-08 ]


image_caption = "Tripterygion tripteronotus"
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Tripterygiidae
genus = "Tripterygion"
genus_authority = Fricke, 1994
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Tripterygion" is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae.Length up to 80mm. First dorsal fin has 3 spiny rays, Second dorsal has 17-18 spiny rays, third dorsal 12-13 soft rays.Habitat on rocky suurfaces from very shallow water to 10 m. Often found in company of Blennius nigriceps.

pecies

* Black-faced blenny, "Tripterygion delaisi" Cadenat & Blache, 1970
* "Tripterygion melanurus" Guichenot, 1850.
* "Tripterygion tripteronotus" (Risso, 1810)

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