Tripterygion tartessicum

Tripterygion tartessicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Tripterygion
Species: T. tartessicum
Binomial name
Tripterygion tartessicum
Carreras-Carbonell, Pascual & Macpherson, 2007

Tripterygion tartessicum is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies. It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs along the southern coast of Spain and from Morocco to Tunisia.[1] It is a tropical demersal fish measuring up to 7.7 centimeters in length.

The species was described in 2007 when red-black triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum) specimens were determined to be individuals of a new species.[2]

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