Biology:Malacoctenus ebisui

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Short description: Species of fish

Malacoctenus ebisui
Malacoctenus ebisui.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species:
M. ebisui
Binomial name
Malacoctenus ebisui
V. G. Springer, 1959

Malacoctenus ebisui, the Fishgod blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Panama. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[2] The specific name refers to Ebisu, a Japanese god of fishermen, as does the common name.[3]

References

  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Malacoctenus ebisui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183420A8110626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183420A8110626.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183420/8110626. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus ebisui" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. "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/. Retrieved 30 April 2019. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2742833 entry