Malacoctenus triangulatus
Malacoctenus triangulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Malacoctenus |
Species: | M. triangulatus
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Binomial name | |
Malacoctenus triangulatus V. G. Springer, 1959
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Malacoctenus triangulatus, the saddled blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny fish native to the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to the coast of Brazil. It inhabits rocky shores and reefs at depths of from near the surface to 40 metres (130 ft) though most common shallower than 3 metres (9.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References[]
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus triangulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104272A48395766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104272A48395766.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Malacoctenus triangulatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
External links[]
- Photos of Malacoctenus triangulatus on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Malacoctenus
- Fish of the Caribbean
- Fish described in 1959
- Taxa named by Victor G. Springer
- Labrisomidae stubs