Malacoctenus gigas
| Malacoctenus gigas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| 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
- ↑ Hastings, P. 2010. Malacoctenus gigas. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 December 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus gigas" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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