Black-faced blenny | |
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Female | |
(Territorial) Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Tripterygion |
Species: | T. delaisi
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Binomial name | |
Tripterygion delaisi | |
Synonyms | |
The black-faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi) is a small benthic fish from the family Tripterygiidae (triplefin-blennies). It occurs at depths of 3 to 40 metres (9.8 to 131.2 ft) and lives on the substrate under large rocks, cliffs or other overhangs.[2]