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 coral reefs at depths of from very shallow waters to about 5 metres (16 ft). It prefers living in the vicinity of sea urchins. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
| Malacoctenus aurolineatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Malacoctenus |
| Species: | M. aurolineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Malacoctenus aurolineatus C. L. Smith, 1957
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References edit
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus aurolineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104251A48395333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104251A48395333.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Malacoctenus aurolineatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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