''Tripterygion'' is a genus of fish in the

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Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies, the species of which are found in the north eastern Atlantic Ocean, the

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and the

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Species

* '' Tripterygion delaisi'' Cadenat & Blache, 1970 – black-faced blenny * '' Tripterygion melanurus'' Guichenot, 1850 * '' Tripterygion tartessicum'' Carreras-Carbonell, Pascual & Macpherson, 2007 * '' Tripterygion tripteronotum'' ( Risso, 1810) – red-black triplefin

Gallery

File:Tripterygion tartessicum Minorca 3.jpg, '' Tripterygion tartessicum'' Image:Tripterygion.jpg, '' Tripterygion melanurus''

References

Tripterygiidae Extant Miocene first appearances {{Blenniiformes-stub