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| Species: | C. capensis
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| Cremnochorites capensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
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The Cape triplefin, Cremnochorites capensis, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, 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.
The Cape triplefin has a russet body and blotches on the brow. There are four spines in the first dorsal fin, and there are branched eye-tentacles. It occurs in shallow subtidal areas.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cremnochorites capensis". FishBase. June 2006 version.
- 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 0-86486-250-4