Malacoctenus margaritae

Malacoctenus margaritae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species: M. margaritae
Binomial name
Malacoctenus margaritae
(Fowler, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Acteis margaritae Fowler, 1944

Malacoctenus margaritae, the Margarita blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Costa Rica to Panama. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. 2010. Malacoctenus margaritae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 07 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus margaritae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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