Malacoctenus gigas
Appearance
Malacoctenus gigas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Malacoctenus |
Species: | M. gigas
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Binomial name | |
Malacoctenus gigas V. G. Springer, 1959
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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
[edit]- ^ Hastings, P. (2010). "Malacoctenus gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183212A8073472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183212A8073472.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus gigas". FishBase. October 2013 version.