Fish of the Lipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Lipophrys trigloides. Photo by © Circolo Attività Subacquee Chieri. casc.it)
Lipophrys trigloides was first described in 1836 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865).
It occurs in the tidal zone, hiding in crevices and hollows of rocks. The maximum recorded length is 13 cm. It feeds on mollusks, other benthic invertebrates, and algae. It has nocturnal habits. It is inactive species, can remain out of the water for up to 10 hours, hiding in the shelters of the shore.
(Lipophrys trigloides. Photo © tokaiki.net)
It is a permanent but infrequent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Lipophrys trigloides in other languages as follows:
Τριγλοσαλιάρα (Trigljosaliara) (Greek), Futarra (Spanish), Bavosa capone (Italian), Grauer Schleimfisch (German), Ślizg kurek (Polish), Caboz (Portuguese), Babica buljooka (Serbian, Croatian), Horozbina balığı (Turkish), Blennie trigloïde (French).