dusky blenny

Malacoctenus gilli

Fish Reaching Seven Point Six Centimeters in South American Waters

Gray
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Small
Tropical fish

Malacoctenus gilli, the dusky blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas to the north coast of South America.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Malacoctenus
Maximum length: 7.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas to Cuba, south through the Antilles to Curaçao, and through the Caribbean Islands to the central American coast (Ref. 5521 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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