Malacoctenus tetranemus, the throatspotted blenny[2] or chameleon clinid,[1] is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Peru as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It inhabits rocky areas where it lives in tide pools and shallows generally at depths of from 6 to 23 metres (20 to 75 ft). This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Malacoctenus |
| Species: | M. tetranemus
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| Malacoctenus tetranemus (Cope, 1877)
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References
edit- ^ a b Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Malacoctenus tetranemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183555A8134099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183555A8134099.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus tetranemus". FishBase. October 2013 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Malacoctenus tetranemus on Sealife Collection
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