Black faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi)
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Researched by | Dean Russel | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Cadenat & Blache, 1970 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | Tripterygion atlanticus Cadenat & Blache, 1970 |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Recorded from only three locations on the south coast of Britain, Portland Harbour, Roundham Head, and Plymouth Sound.Global distribution
English Channel southwards along the coast of west Africa to Senegal, the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean sea.Habitat
It can be found in rock crevices, pier pilings and other habitats with reduced light in shallow coastal waters between 0 - 40 m in depth.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Triptergion delaisi has scales.
- 3 dorsal fins are present.
- Last dark bar of body forms a distinct black spot.
Additional information
Males court females by swimming in a figure of eight.Listed by
- none -
Bibliography
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Zander, C.D., 1986. Tripterygiidae. In Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Vol. 3. (ed. P.J.P. Whitehead, M.L. Bauchot, J.C. Hureau, J. Nielsen & E. Tortonese), pp. 1118-1121. Paris: UNESCO
Datasets
Nature Locator, 2017. Sealife Tracker. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/qgk3pg accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-11-11
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Last Updated: 29/04/2008