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1 definition of Tripterygion delaisi.
Tripterygion delaisi
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(Cadenat & Blache 1970)
Black-faced blenny
Species Details |
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Scientific Name: |
Tripterygion delaisi
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Family/Order/Class: |
Tripterygiidae (Threefin blennies)
subFamily /
Perciformes / Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Common Name: |
Black-faced blenny |
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Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: English Channel southwards and along the coast of west Africa, including Madeira and the Canary Islands (Ref. 4785), south to Senegal. |
Climate: |
subtropical; 52°N - 12°N |
Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Description: |
Inhabits shallow coastal waters with rocky substrate. Found under overhanging rocks, entrances of caves and other biotopes with reduced light. In the Atlantic, it also occurs in shallow, light-exposed biotopes. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, also on harpacticoids. Males court by figure-8-swimming (Ref. 4785). |
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| Reference: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (05/2004) and Wirtz, P.. 1990. |
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Tripterygion delaisi is a Black-faced blenny
Source: XML, September 9, 2010
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