Biology:Malacoctenus gigas

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Malacoctenus gigas
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species:
M. gigas
Binomial name
Malacoctenus gigas
V. G. Springer, 1959

Malacoctenus gigas, the Sonora blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Gulf of California. It is a shallow water species inhabiting patches of seaweed on reefs. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. (2010). "Malacoctenus gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183212A8073472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183212A8073472.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183212/8073472. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus gigas" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2487364 entry