triplefin

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Tripterygiidae

Etymology

From triple +‎ fin.

Noun

triplefin (plural triplefins)

1. Any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the family Tripterygiidae, found in tropical and temperate waters, whose dorsal fin is separated into three parts, two of them spinous.

Synonyms

• threefin

Derived terms

• oblique-swimming triplefin