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Malacoctenus macropus

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Blennioidei

Scientific name
  
Malacoctenus macropus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Malacoctenus, Malacoctenus boehlkei, Paraclinus, Starksia

Malacoctenus macropus, the Rosy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida and the Bahamas to the northern coast of South America. This species inhabits a wide range of habitats including patch reefs, seagrass beds and sponge beds. It can be found at depths of from near the surface to 8 metres (26 ft) though it is more rarely found deeper than 2 metres (6.6 ft). This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

Malacoctenus macropus Wikipedia


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