Tripterygiidae

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Tripterygiidae is a family of small, often brightly colored marine fishes known as triplefin blennies, commonly found in shallow rocky and coral reef habitats worldwide.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tripterygiidae canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal in many species ⓘ
behavior cryptic ⓘ
demersal ⓘ
bodyShape blenny-like ⓘ
elongate ⓘ
camouflage often well-camouflaged against substrate ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName triplefin blennies ⓘ
describedBy Theodore Nicholas Gill ⓘ
linked to: Theodore Gill
diet crustaceans ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
small mollusks ⓘ
distribution worldwide in tropical and temperate seas ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for larger reef fishes ⓘ
small reef predators ⓘ
eggCare male parental care in many species ⓘ
environment benthic ⓘ
coastal ⓘ
eyes relatively large ⓘ
finMorphology three dorsal fins ⓘ
habitat coral reefs ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
shallow marine waters ⓘ
hasCommonNamePattern triplefin ⓘ
isA marine fish family ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion short benthic hops and darts ⓘ
namedAfter triple dorsal fins ⓘ
notableGenus Enneapterygius ⓘ
Helcogramma ⓘ
Tripterygion ⓘ
order Blenniiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Blenniidae ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
scales present in most species ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Theodore Nicholas Gill ⓘ
linked to: Theodore Gill
sensoryAdaptation good vision for reef environments ⓘ
sizeRange typically less than 10 cm total length ⓘ
substrateAssociation algae-covered surfaces ⓘ
coral ⓘ
rocks ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalColoration brightly colored ⓘ
typicalSize small ⓘ
waterType saltwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blennioidei → containsFamily → Tripterygiidae ⓘ
Clinidae → relatedTo → Tripterygiidae ⓘ
Blenniiformes → notableFamily → Tripterygiidae ⓘ