Tripterygion melanurum

Tripterygion melanurum
T. melanurum in Koufonisi, Greece
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Tripterygion
Species:	T. melanurum
Binomial name
Tripterygion melanurum Guichenot, 1850
Synonyms
Tripterygion melanurus Guichenot, 1850 Tripterygion minor Kolombatovic, 1892 Tripterygium minor Kolombatovic, 1892

Tripterygion melanurum is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies. It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea, where it occurs around the Balearic Islands and off the coasts of southern Sardinia, Algeria, Tunisia, Israel, Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus, and southern Turkey. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish measuring up to 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) in length.^[2]