Malacoctenus zonogaster
Malacoctenus zonogaster | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Malacoctenus |
Species: | M. zonogaster
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Binomial name | |
Malacoctenus zonogaster |
Malacoctenus zonogaster, the Belted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny mainly native to the Galápagos Islands (also scantly present along the Pacific coast from Baja California to Peru). It is an inhabitant of tide pools and rocky shores being found from near the surface to 5 metres (16 ft). This species can reach a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hastings, P. (2010). "Malacoctenus zonogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154817A4641017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154817A4641017.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Malacoctenus zonogaster" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Malacoctenus
- Galápagos Islands coastal fauna
- Fish described in 1903
- Taxa named by Robert Evans Snodgrass
- Taxa named by Edmund Heller
- Labrisomidae stubs