Malacoctenus gigas

Malacoctenus gigas
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Blennioidei
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Malacoctenus
Species:	M. gigas
Binomial name
	Malacoctenus gigas; V. G. Springer, 1959

Malacoctenus gigas, the Sonora blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Gulf of California. It is a shallow water species inhabiting patches of seaweed on reefs. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.^[2]

References

^ Hastings, P. 2010. Malacoctenus gigas. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 December 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus gigas". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[1] Hastings, P. 2010. Malacoctenus gigas. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 December 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus gigas". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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