Malacoctenus boehlkei

Malacoctenus boehlkei
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species: M. boehlkei
Binomial name
Malacoctenus boehlkei

Malacoctenus boehlkei, the Diamond blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the central western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs at depths of from 5 to 70 metres (16 to 230 ft). This species can reach a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus boehlkei" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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