Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Throatspotted Blenny
Malacoctenus tetranemus
Throatspotted Blenny
Category: Labrisomid Blennies
Scientific Name: Malacoctenus tetranemus
Size: Up to 2.5 in. (6 cm)  
Depth: 20-75 ft. (6-23 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Labrisomidae (Family) Labrisomid Blennies
      └Malacoctenus (Genus)
       └M. tetranemus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281502🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105116🔗

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