Malacoctenus delalandii

Malacoctenus delalandii
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Blennioidei
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Malacoctenus
Species:	M. delalandii
Binomial name
	Malacoctenus delalandii; (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
	Clinus delalandii Valenciennes, 1836; Malacoctenus delalandei (Valenciennes, 1836);

Malacoctenus delalandii is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from Guatemala to Brazil. This species is an inhabitant of coral reefs being found in sandy areas and around beds of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. It can reach a length of 8.2 centimetres (3.2 in) TL.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Malacoctenus delalandii" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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