Tripterygion melanurus

Tripterygion melanurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Tripterygion
Species: T. melanurus
Binomial name
Tripterygion melanurus
Guichenot, 1850
Synonyms
  • Tripterygion melanurus Guichenot, 1850
  • Tripterygion melanurus melanurus Guichenot, 1850
  • Tripterygion melanurus minor (Kolombatovic, 1892)
  • Tripterygion minor (Kolombatovic, 1892)
  • Tripterygium minor Kolombatovic, 1892

Tripterygion melanurus 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.[1] It is a marine subtropical demersal fish measuring up to 5.3 centimeters in length.

References

  1. Tripterygion melanurus at www.fishbase.org.
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