Malacoctenus zonifer, the glossy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from the south of the Gulf of California to Oaxaca. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[2]

Malacoctenus zonifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species:
M. zonifer
Binomial name
Malacoctenus zonifer
Synonyms
  • Clinus zonifer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882

References edit

  1. ^ Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Malacoctenus zonifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183366A8100637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183366A8100637.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Malacoctenus zonifer" in FishBase. October 2013 version.