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Tartessicum Triplefin

Tripterygion tartessicum

Also known as: Mediterranean Triplefin, Threefin, Threefin Blenny, Triplefin

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2026
Adult
@95hhacking · Mallorca, Spain · July 20141 / 3
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Overview

Found close to or in crevices, over very shallow, clear, light-exposed areas of rocky shores of coastal reefs rich in algae growth.

These Blenny related fish have three fins which gives them their name "Triplefins"

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Central Atlantic, Mediterranean
  • Exact location · 2
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Found close to or in crevices, over very shallow, clear, light-exposed areas of rocky shores of coastal reefs rich in algae growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyTripterygiidae
    6. genusTripterygion
    7. speciesTripterygion tartessicum Carreras-Carbonell, Pascual & Macpherson, 2007

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    More in the family

    Triplefin Blennies (Tripterygiidae)