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Malacoctenus zonogaster Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Belted blenny
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Peru country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurrence in Peru (Ref. 5227) is outside distributional range and needs further confirmation. This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 11482, 103992).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: Malacoctenus: Greek, malakos = soft + Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 5 m (Ref. 5227).   Tropical

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Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5227)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Lives in tide pools, shallow, rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Prefers deeper water habitats (Ref. 5227).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Colaboradores

Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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