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title: "Red-black Triplefin"
description: "Tripterygion tripteronotum — Fish. The red-black triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum) is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-black-triplefin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-black Triplefin

> Tripterygion tripteronotum — Fish. The red-black triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum) is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies.

- Scientific name: *Tripterygion tripteronotum*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 3146
- Wikidata: [Q2547621](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2547621)
- iNaturalist taxon: [188591](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/188591)

## Names

- en: Red-black Triplefin
- de: Roter Spitzkopfschleimfisch
- es: Moma nariguda
- fr: Triptérygion à bec
- nl: Rode drievinnige slijmvis

## Countries with the most observations

ES (798), FR (588), HR (579), GR (479), IT (309), TR (70), SI (20), MT (18), IL (15), ME (10), CY (7), MC (5)

## Summary

The red-black triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum) is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies. It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. In the Black Sea it occurs off the coasts of the Crimea and Ukraine.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-black_triplefin

## Photo

![Red-black Triplefin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-black-triplefin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Crebassa Jason · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/281600377

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-black-triplefin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).