Fish of the Tripterygion genus of the Tripterygiidae (threefin blenny) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Black-faced blenny male. Photo © webplongee.com)
Black–faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi) was first described in 1970 by the French ichthyologists J. Cadenat and J. Blache.
It inhabits at depths of up to 40 meters, usually 6-12 meters. It dwells on poorly lit areas under overhanging cliffs and other shelters. The maximum recorded length is 8.9 cm. Males during the mating season are painted brighter than females. It feeds on small bottom organisms.
(Black-faced blenny female. Photo by © Fabio Vitale. naturamediterraneo.com)
It is a permanent but infrequent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of black–faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi) in other languages as follows:
Moma amarilla (Spanish), Peperoncino giallo (Italian), Gelber Spitzkopf-Schleimfisch (German), Pjevčić žuti, Peteroprugi pjevčić (Serbian, Croatian), Rumeni sprehajalček (Slovenian), Triptérygion jaune (French).