Biology:Malacoctenus aurolineatus

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Malacoctenus aurolineatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species:
M. aurolineatus
Binomial name
Malacoctenus aurolineatus
C. L. Smith, 1957

Malacoctenus aurolineatus, the Goldline blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to northern South America. It inhabits rock and coral reefs at depths of from very shallow waters to about 5 metres (16 ft). It prefers living in the vicinity of sea urchins. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus aurolineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T46104251A48395333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104251A48395333.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46104251/48395333. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus aurolineatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2465545 entry