Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Lizard Triplefin
Crocodilichthys gracilis
Lizard Triplefin
Category: Triplefin Blennies
Scientific Name: Crocodilichthys gracilis
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Tripterygiidae (Family) Triplefin Blennies
      └Crocodilichthys (Genus)
       └C. gracilis (Species)

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