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Genus of fishes
Malacoctenus is a genus of
labrisomid blennies native to the eastern
Pacific Ocean and the
Atlantic Ocean .
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Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:
Malacoctenus africanus
Cadenat , 1951
Malacoctenus aurolineatus
C. L. Smith , 1957 (Goldline blenny)
Malacoctenus boehlkei
V. G. Springer , 1959 (Diamond blenny)
Malacoctenus brunoi
R. Z. P. Guimarães ,
Nunan (
pt ) &
Gasparini , 2010
Malacoctenus carrowi
Wirtz , 2014
[3]
Malacoctenus costaricanus
V. G. Springer , 1959
Malacoctenus delalandii
Valenciennes , 1836
Malacoctenus ebisui
V. G. Springer , 1959 (Fishgod blenny)
Malacoctenus erdmani
C. L. Smith , 1957
Malacoctenus gigas
V. G. Springer , 1959 (Sonora blenny)
Malacoctenus gilli
Steindachner , 1867 (Dusky blenny)
Malacoctenus hubbsi
V. G. Springer , 1959 (Redside blenny)
Malacoctenus macropus
Poey , 1868 (Rosy blenny)
Malacoctenus margaritae
Fowler , 1944 (Margarita blenny)
Malacoctenus mexicanus
V. G. Springer , 1959
Malacoctenus polyporosus
V. G. Springer , 1959
Malacoctenus sudensis
V. G. Springer , 1959
Malacoctenus tetranemus
Cope , 1877 (Throatspotted blenny)
Malacoctenus triangulatus
V. G. Springer , 1959 (Saddled blenny)
Malacoctenus versicolor
Poey , 1876 (Barfin blenny)
Malacoctenus zacae
V. G. Springer , 1959 (Zaca blenny)
Malacoctenus zonifer
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert , 1882 (Glossy blenny)
Malacoctenus zonogaster
Heller &
Snodgrass , 1903 (Belted blenny)
External links
^
Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
"Genera in the family Labrisomidae" .
Catalog of Fishes .
California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 April 2019 .
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013).
Species of Malacoctenus in
FishBase . October 2013 version.
^ Wirtz, P. (2014): A new species of Malacoctenus from the Cape Verde Islands, eastern Atlantic (Pisces Teleostei, Labrisomidae). Arquipelago - Life and Marine Sciences, 31: 15-20.