Malacoctenus zonogaster

Malacoctenus zonogaster
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Blennioidei
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Malacoctenus
Species:	M. zonogaster
Binomial name
	Malacoctenus zonogaster; Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Malacoctenus zonogaster, the Belted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Baja California to Peru including the Galapagos Islands. It is an inhabitant of tide pools and rocky shores being found from near the surface to 5 metres (16 ft). This species can reach a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.^[2]

References

^ Hastings, P. 2010. Malacoctenus zonogaster. 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 zonogaster". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[1] Hastings, P. 2010. Malacoctenus zonogaster. 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 zonogaster". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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