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Small Triplefin Blenny
Tripterygion melanurus
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.
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Description
Tripterygion melanurum have an average size of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in), though some individuals are as big as 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in). They are permanently red in color and females and non-territorial males have a marbled head. Territorial males have a black head, are slightly darker and usually have vertical bars and white spots across their back, while they also have longer rays in their second dorsal fin.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 114453.