Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Suborder Blennioidei Scientific name Malacoctenus tetranemus | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Family Labrisomidae Rank Species | |
Similar Malacoctenus, Malacoctenus macropus, Malacoctenus boehlkei, Paraclinus, Labrisomid | ||
Malacoctenus tetranemus, the throatspotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Peru as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It inhabits rocky areas where it lives in tide pools and shallows generally at depths of from 6 to 23 metres (20 to 75 ft). This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.
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