''Malacoctenus margaritae'', the Margarita blenny, is a species of
labrisomid blenny native to the
Pacific coast of
Central America
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from
Costa Rica
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to
Panama
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. This species can reach a length of
TL.
References
margaritae
Fish of Mexican Pacific coast
Western Central American coastal fauna
Fish described in 1944
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