Marine Species: Tripterygion delaisi

Blache, 1970

Tripterygion delaisi
Photographed by: João Pedro silva

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Tripterygion
Species: Tripterygion delaisi

Species Data:

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Common Name: Black faced blenny
Habitat: Infralittoral rocky depths (1 m to 20 m), often on rock's cavities, near to vertical walls,i.e., on locals with attenuated luminosity.
Color: Territorial males have dark heads and first dorsals; the rest of the body is bright-yellow. A dark stain on the source of the caudal, in a characteristical shape. Non territorial female and male are greyish, with dark vertical sides.
Dimensions: It may reach 10 cm in length.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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