Glossy blenny (Malacoctenus zonifer)

Scientific name: Malacoctenus zonifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Glossy blenny (Malacoctenus zonifer)

The Glossy blenny (Malacoctenus zonifer) is a marine fish of the family Labrisomidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, from the southern Gulf of California (La Paz) southward to Oaxaca, Mexico, including the Islas Tres Marias.

Biology

Malacoctenus zonifer and Malacoctenus sudensis with number of symphysial pores increasing with size, but more pores are present in M. zonifer at any given size; Malacoctenus zonifer differs from M sudensis by the following characters: gill rakers 9-12, usually 10-11 (vs. 10-13, usually 11-12) and, total anal-fin elements 19-22, usually 21-22 (vs. 20-23, usually 22). Several aspects of coloration are better developed in M. sudensis where it has dark pigment on the interspinal membrane of the first dorsal fin, spots on the gular fold, two spots ventrally on the opercle and spots on the anal fin of males, all of which are lacking or weakly expressed in M. zonifer.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Malacoctenus zonifer
Family
Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: from the southern Gulf of California (La Paz) southward to Oaxaca, Mexico, including the Islas Tres Marias.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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