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Malacoctenus gigas
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Malacoctenus
Species:	M. gigas
Binomial name
Malacoctenus gigas V. G. Springer, 1959

Malacoctenus gigas, the Sonora blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Gulf of California. It is a shallow water species inhabiting patches of seaweed on reefs. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.

References

1. Hastings, P. (2010). "Malacoctenus gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183212A8073472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183212A8073472.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus gigas". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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