Tripterygiidae - Triplefin blennies
Classification
Family: Tripterygiidae - Triplefin blennies
Order: Blenniiformes - Blennies
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenniiforms, small percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains about 150 species in 30 genera. The family name derives from the Greek tripteros meaning: with three wings.