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Malacoctenus aurolineatus

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Blennioidei

Scientific name
  
Malacoctenus aurolineatus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Malacoctenus macropus, Malacoctenus boehlkei, Malacoctenus

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.

References

Malacoctenus aurolineatus Wikipedia


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