Black-faced blenny

Yellow Spitzkopf blenny ( Tripterygion Delaisi )

The Yellow Spitzkopf blenny ( Tripterygion Delaisi ) is a kind of three- fin blennies, which is prevalent in the northeastern Atlantic.

Features

The Yellow Spitzkopf blenny has a slender elongated and laterally flattened body. It reaches a body length of up to 9 inches. The pointed head is equipped with a terminal mouth and comb scales, large eyes are positioned high on the sides of the head. Normally, the fish are gray brown and point to this reason, a drawing of five dark and faded transom. Here, the last bar often forms a black saddle spot on the caudal peduncle. The back line is also marked by several white dots. Adult males for mating and territorial time striking yellow-brown with a dark head and elongated rays in the second dorsal fin.

The dorsal fin is in three parts, ranging from the head restraint until shortly before the transition to the single-piece tail fin. The first dorsal fin consists of 3 and the second from 16 to 18 hard jets, the third from 11 to 14 members or soft rays. The thread-like pelvic fins are throat constantly, therefore lie in front of the pectoral fins.

Dissemination

The Yellow Spitzkopf blenny is in the coastal areas of the Northeast Atlantic from the south of Britain to Senegal to meet the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean.

Way of life

The fish live in the bay area on rocky shores at depths of three to 40 meters, usually 6-12 meters. They are preferably found in cooler water and in shadow areas. They feed on small benthic and planktonic small crustaceans.

The females spawning May to July. At that time, the territorial males courting the females, place the eggs within the territories of different substrates. The males guard the nests of several females until hatching of juveniles ( active brood care ).