Rosy blenny
Malacoctenus macropus
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A blenny from the western Atlantic, from southern Florida and the Bahamas to northern South America. It lives in very shallow water on reefs, seagrass and sponge beds. It reaches 5.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Malacoctenus macropus
- Family
- Labrisomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labrisomidae
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Synonyms
- Myxodes macropus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.5 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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