Black-faced blenny: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-faced blenny lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tripterygion delaisi
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Tripterygiidae

Where does the black-faced blenny live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-faced blenny in 9 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-faced blenny endangered?

The black-faced blenny’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-faced blenny?

The black-faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Tripterygiidae, genus Tripterygion. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-faced blenny

The black-faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi) is a small benthic fish from the family Tripterygiidae (triplefin-blennies). It occurs at depths of 3 to 40 metres (9.8 to 131.2 ft) and lives on the substrate under large rocks, cliffs or other overhangs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-faced blenny (revision 1378659538), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2301939 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).