Threefin blenny

Yellow Spitzkopf blenny ( Tripterygion Delaisi )

The three fin blennies or pointed head - blennies ( Tripterygiidae ) live in shallow coastal water, in tropical and temperate regions of the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, as well as in the Mediterranean. Distribution area is the Indo-Pacific, the Atlantic are relatively few species. One species lives in New Zealand fresh waters.

Features

Three fin blennies are small, usually two to five inches long bottom dwellers. The largest species reaches a length of 15 centimeters. The fish have three separate dorsal fins, of which the first two are hartstrahlig and the rear at least seven soft rays has. The number of the soft radiation is always smaller than that of hard radiation in the two anterior dorsal. The pelvic fins are throat constantly. Your body is covered with medium- large scales, there are usually ctenoid scales. The head can also be unbeschuppt.

System

There are over 160 species in 30 genera and two subfamilies:

• Subfamily Notoclininae Brachynectes Scott, 1957 Brachynectes fasciatus Scott, 1957

• Notoclinus compressus ( Hutton, 1872)

• Acanthanectes Holleman & Buxton, 1993 Acanthanectes hystrix Holleman & Buxton, 1993
• Acanthanectes rufus Holleman & Buxton, 1993

• Apopterygion alta Kuiter, 1986
• Apopterygion oculus Fricke & Roberts, 1994

• Axoclinus cocoensis Bussing, 1991
• Axoclinus lucillae Fowler, 1944
• Axoclinus multicinctus Allen & Robertson, 1992
• Axoclinus nigricaudus ( Fricke, 1997)
• Axoclinus ruby official Allen & Robertson, 1992

• Bellapiscis lesleyae Hardy, 1987.
• Bellapiscis medius ( Günther, 1861).

• Blennodon dorsal ( Clarke, 1879)

• Ceratobregma acanthops ( Whitley, 1964)
• Ceratobregma helenae Holleman, 1987

• Cremnochorites capensis ( Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

• Crocodilichthys gracilis Allen & Robertson, 1991

• Cryptichthys jojettae Hardy, 1987

• Enneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960
• Enneanectes atrorus Rosenblatt, 1960
• Enneanectes boehlkei Rosenblatt, 1960
• Enneanectes carminalis ( Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
• Enneanectes deloachorum Victor, 2013
• Enneanectes exsul Rosenblatt et al., 2013
• Enneanectes glendae Rosenblatt et al., 2013
• Enneanectes Jordanian ( Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
• Enneanectes macrops Rosenblatt et al., 2013
• Enneanectes matador Victor, 2013
• Enneanectes pectoralis ( Fowler, 1941)
• Enneanectes reticulatus Allen & Robertson, 1991
• Enneanectes smithi Lubbock & Edwards, 1981.
• Enneanectes wilki Victor, 2013

• Enneapterygius abeli ( Klausewitz, 1960).
• Enneapterygius atriceps ( Jenkins, 1903).
• Enneapterygius atrogulare ( Günther, 1873).
• Enneapterygius bahasa Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen, 1996.
• Enneapterygius clarkae Holleman, 1982.
• Enneapterygius clea Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius elaine Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius elegans (Peters, 1876).
• Enneapterygius erythrosomus Shen & Wu, 1994
• Enneapterygius etheostomus ( Jordan & Snyder, 1902).
• Enneapterygius fasciatus ( Weber, 1909).
• Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen, 1994.
• Enneapterygius fuscoventer Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius genamaculatus Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius gracilis ( Allen & Robertson, 1991).
• Enneapterygius gruschkai Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius hemimelas ( Kner & Steindachner, 1867).
• Enneapterygius hollemani Randall, 1995.
• Enneapterygius howensis Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius hsiojenae Shen, 1994
• Enneapterygius kermadecensis Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius kosiensis Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius larsonae Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius leucopunctatus Shen, 1994
• Enneapterygius melanospilus Randall, 1995.
• Enneapterygius minutus ( Günther, 1877).
• Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius miyakensis Fricke, 1987.
• Enneapterygius Namarrgon Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius nanus ( Schultz, 1960).
• Enneapterygius niger Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius nigricauda Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius obscurus Clark, 1980.
• Enneapterygius ornatus Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius pallidoserialis Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius paucifasciatus Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters, 1869).
• Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell, 1835.
• Enneapterygius pyramis Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius qirmiz Holleman & Bogorodsky, 2012
• Enneapterygius randalli Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius Rheophilous Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius rhothion Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius rubicauda Shen, 1994.
• Enneapterygius rufopileus ( Waite, 1904).
• Enneapterygius senoui Motomura, Harazaki & Hardy, 2005
• Enneapterygius shaoi Chiang & Chen, 2008
• Enneapterygius sheni Chiang & Chen, 2008
• Enneapterygius signicauda Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius similis Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius triserialis Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius trisignatus Fricke, 2001.
• Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale, 1906.
• Enneapterygius unimaculatus Fricke, 1994.
• Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman, 1982.
• Enneapterygius vexillarius Fowler, 1946.
• Enneapterygius williamsi Fricke, 1997.
• Enneapterygius ziegleri Fricke, 1994.

• Forsterygion capito
• Forsterygion flavonigrum Fricke & Roberts, 1994
• Forsterygion gymnotum
• Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 1989
• Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987
• Forsterygion mary annae ( Hardy, 1987)
• Forsterygion nigripenne

• Gilloblennius abditus Hardy, 1986

• Helcogramma albimacula Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma alkamr
• Helcogramma aquila Williams & McCormick, 1990
• Helcogramma billi Hansen, 1986
• Helcogramma capidata Rosenblatt, 1960
• Helcogramma cerasina Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma chica Rosenblatt, 1960
• Helcogramma decurrens McCulloch & Waite, 1918
• Helcogramma desa Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma ellioti ( Herre, 1944)
• Helcogramma ememes
• Helcogramma fuscipectoris ( Fowler, 1946)
• Helcogramma fuscopinna Holleman, 1982
• Helcogramma gymnauchen ( Weber, 1909)
• Helcogramma hudsoni ( Jordan & Seale, 1906)
• Helcogramma inclinata ( Fowler, 1946)
• Helcogramma Kranos Fricke, 1997
• Helcogramma lacuna Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma larvata Fricke & Randall, 1992
• Helcogramma maldivensis Fricke & Randall, 1992
• Helcogramma micro stigma Holleman, 2006.
• Helcogramma nesion Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma nigra Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma novaecaledoniae Fricke, 1994
• Helcogramma obtusirostre ( Klunzinger, 1871)
• Helcogramma randalli Williams & Howe, 2003
• Helcogramma rharhabe
• Helcogramma rhinoceros Hansen, 1986
• Helcogramma rosea Holleman, 2006.
• Helcogramma Serendip
• Helcogramma solorensis, Fricke, 1997
• Helcogramma springeri Hansen, 1986
• Helcogramma steinitzi, Clark, 1980
• Helcogramma striata Hansen, 1986
• Helcogramma trigloides ( Bleeker, 1858)
• Helcogramma Vulcana Randall & Clark, 1993
• Helcogramma williamsi Chiang & Chen, 2013

• Helcogrammoides antarcticus ( Tomo, 1981)
• Helcogrammoides chilensis ( Cancino, 1960)
• Helcogrammoides cunninghami ( Smitt, 1898)

• Karalepis stewarti Hardy, 1984

• Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner, 1867
• Lepidoblennius marmoratus ( Macleay, 1878)

• Lepidonectes bimaculata Allen & Robertson, 1992
• Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi Bussing, 1991
• Lepidonectes corallicola (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912)

• Matanui bathytaton ( Hardy, 1989)
• Matanui profundum ( Fricke & Roberts, 1994)

• Norfolkia brachylepis ( Schultz, 1960)
• Norfolkia leeuwin Fricke, 1994
• Norfolkia squamiceps ( McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
• Norfolkia thomasi Whitley, 1964

• Notoclinops caerulepunctus Hardy, 1989
• Notoclinops segmentatus ( McCulloch & Phillipps, 1923)
• Notoclinops yaldwyni Hardy, 1987

• Ruanoho decemdigitatus ( Clarke, 1879)
• Ruanoho whero Hardy, 1986

• Springerichthys bapturus ( Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
• Springerichthys kulbickii ( Fricke & Randall, 1994)

• Trianectes bucephalus McCulloch & Waite, 1918

• Trinorfolkia clarkei ( Morton, 1888)
• Trinorfolkia cristata ( Kuiter, 1986)
• Trinorfolkia incisa ( Kuiter, 1986)

• Tripterygion Delaisi Cadenat & Blache, 1970
• Tripterygion melanurus Guichenot, 1850
• Tripterygion tartessicum Carreras - Carbonell, Pascual & Macpherson, 2007
• Tripterygion tripteronotum ( Risso, 1810)

• Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993