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. It reaches a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in).[2] It is found below the low tide mark down to 30 metres (98 ft) on rocky reefs.[1]

Cape triplefin

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Cremnochorites
Holleman, 1982
Species:
C. capensis
Binomial name
Cremnochorites capensis
Synonyms
  • Tripterygium capense Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
  • Cremnochorites capense (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
  • Gillias capensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

References
  1. Williams, J. & Holleman, W. (2014). "Cremnochorites capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178983A1555586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178983A1555586.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Cremnochorites &speciesname= capensis" Cremnochorites capensis " in FishBase. February 2019 version.

Further reading
  • G M Branch, C L Griffiths, M L Branch, & L E Beckley, Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa, (David Philip Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Claremont, South Africa 1994) ISBN 978-0-86486-250-1
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