''Malacoctenus'' is a genus of ''
labrisomid'' blennies native to the eastern
Pacific Ocean and the
Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:
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Malacoctenus africanus
''Malacoctenus africanus'' is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the waters around the islands of Goree and N'Gor off the coast of Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Ara ...
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Cadenat, 1951
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Malacoctenus aurolineatus
''Malacoctenus aurolineatus'', the Goldline blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to northern South America. It inhabits rock and ...
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C. L. Smith, 1957 (Goldline blenny)
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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 . This species can reach a length of ...
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V. G. Springer, 1959 (Diamond blenny)
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Malacoctenus brunoi
''Malacoctenus'' is a genus of ''labrisomid'' blennies native to the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Malacoctenus africanus'' Jean Cadenat, Cadenat, 1951
* ''Mala ...
''
R. Z. P. Guimarães, Nunan
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( pt) & Gasparini, 2010
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Malacoctenus carrowi
''Malacoctenus'' is a genus of '' labrisomid'' blennies native to the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Malacoctenus africanus'' Cadenat, 1951
* '' Malacoctenus a ...
''
Wirtz, 2014 [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.'']
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Malacoctenus costaricanus''
V. G. Springer, 1959
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Malacoctenus delalandii
''Malacoctenus delalandii'' is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from Guatemala to Brazil. This species is an inhabitant of coral reefs being found in sandy areas and around beds of the seagrass ' ...
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Valenciennes, 1836
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Malacoctenus ebisui
''Malacoctenus ebisui'', the Fishgod blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Panama. This species can reach a length of TL. The specific name refers to '' Ebisu'', a ...
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V. G. Springer, 1959 (Fishgod blenny)
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Malacoctenus erdmani
''Malacoctenus erdmani'' is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas to Curaçao. This species is an inhabitant of reefs where it prefers areas that provide hiding places such a ...
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C. L. Smith, 1957
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Malacoctenus gigas''
V. G. Springer, 1959 (Sonora blenny)
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Malacoctenus gilli
''Malacoctenus gilli'', the dusky blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas to the north coast of South America. This species inhabits reef patches, ...
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Steindachner
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, 1867 (Dusky blenny)
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Malacoctenus hubbsi
''Malacoctenus hubbsi'', the redside blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Gulf of California extending to the Pacific coast of southern Baja California. It is found in rocky areas at depths of from . This species can reach ...
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V. G. Springer, 1959 (Redside blenny)
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Malacoctenus macropus
''Malacoctenus macropus'', the Rosy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida and the Bahamas to the northern coast of South America. This spe ...
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Poey, 1868 (Rosy blenny)
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Malacoctenus margaritae
''Malacoctenus margaritae'', the Margarita blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Costa Rica to Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es ...
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Fowler, 1944 (Margarita blenny)
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Malacoctenus mexicanus''
V. G. Springer, 1959
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Malacoctenus polyporosus''
V. G. Springer, 1959
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Malacoctenus sudensis''
V. G. Springer, 1959
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Malacoctenus tetranemus''
Cope, 1877 (Throatspotted blenny)
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Malacoctenus triangulatus''
V. G. Springer, 1959 (Saddled blenny)
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Malacoctenus versicolor''
Poey, 1876 (Barfin blenny)
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Malacoctenus zacae''
V. G. Springer, 1959 (Zaca blenny)
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Malacoctenus zonifer''
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Glossy blenny)
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Malacoctenus zonogaster''
Heller & Snodgrass
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, 1903 (Belted blenny)
External links
Labrisomidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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