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 as coral rubble and rock and patches of algae. It can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the fishery biologist Donald S. Erdman.[3]
| Malacoctenus erdmani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Malacoctenus |
| Species: | M. erdmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacoctenus erdmani C. L. Smith, 1957 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus erdmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47144448A48382072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144448A48382072.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Malacoctenus erdmani" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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