Malacoctenus margaritae

Malacoctenus margaritae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species: M. margaritae
Binomial name
Malacoctenus margaritae
(Fowler, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Acteis margaritae Fowler, 1944

Malacoctenus margaritae, the Margarita blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Costa Rica to Panama. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. 2010. Malacoctenus margaritae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus margaritae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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