Malacoctenus hubbsi

Malacoctenus hubbsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Species:
M. hubbsi
Binomial name
Malacoctenus hubbsi

Malacoctenus hubbsi, the redside blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Gulf of California extending to the Pacific coast of southern Baja California. It is found in rocky areas at depths of from 1 to 4 metres (3.3 to 13.1 ft). This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Clark Hubbs (1921-2008).[3]

References

  1. ^ Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Malacoctenus hubbsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183655A8152547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183655A8152547.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus hubbsi". FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 April 2019.


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