Cape triplefin

The Cape triplefin, Cremnochorites capensis, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Cremnochorites, found in the western Indian Ocean and southeast Atlantic, from Sodwana Bay to False Bay in South Africa.

The Cape triplefin lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 5 - 30 m environment.

The Cape triplefin, Cremnochorites capensis, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Cremnochorites, found in the western Indian Ocean and southeast Atlantic, from Sodwana Bay to False Bay in South Africa. It reaches a maximum length of 8 cm. More

The Cape triplefin, Cremnochorites capensis, is known from False Bay to Coffee Bay. It grows to about 120 mm, is rough and scaly and banded grey in colour with bits of rusty-orange. More

Cape triplefin with the three segments of the dorsal fin highlighted The super klipfish (Clinus superciliosus with its tall dorsal crest breaking the dorsal fin into two segments. More

A Cape triplefin Cremnochorites capensis Photo by Dieter Stegemann Chinese klipfish Clinus nematopterus Photo by Dieter Stegemann Chinese klipfish Clinus nematopterus Photo by Dieter Stegemann More

Common names

Cape triplefin in English
false tripletail in English
Kaapse drievin in Afrikaans
岩三鰭鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
岩三鳍鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
鱗首線鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
鳞首线鳚 in Mandarin Chinese

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