Biology:Malacoctenus zonogaster

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Malacoctenus zonogaster
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Malacoctenus zonogaster
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

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). The species can reach a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) total length.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. (2010). "Malacoctenus zonogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154817A4641017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154817A4641017.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154817/4641017. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus zonogaster" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2020786 entry