Biology:Malacoctenus erdmani
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| Malacoctenus erdmani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Malacoctenus |
| Species: | M. erdmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Malacoctenus erdmani C. L. Smith, 1957
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Malacoctenus erdmani is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas to Curaçao. This species is an inhabitant of reefs where it prefers areas that provide hiding places such as coral rubble and rock and patches of algae. It can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the fishery biologist Donald S. Erdman.[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus erdmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T47144448A48382072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144448A48382072.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47144448/48382072. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus erdmani" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2784661 entry
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