Malacoctenus versicolor

Malacoctenus versicolor, the Barfin blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida through the Antilles. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs preferring areas of rock or sand at depths of from near the surface to 7 metres (23 ft). This species can reach a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.[2]

Malacoctenus versicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species:
M. versicolor
Binomial name
Malacoctenus versicolor
(Poey, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Myxodes versicolor Poey, 1876

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47144466A48384753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144466A48384753.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus versicolor" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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