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Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Malacoctenus zonogaster 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features upper operculum -dark blotch throat and chest - dark bars olive above, white below Dorsal rays XX to XXII, 10-12 (usually XXI, 11); anal rays II, 20-22 (usually 21); pectoral rays 14; lateral-line scales 57- 64; scales present or absent on midline in front of dorsal fin, present on breast, absent from prepectoral region; jaws with single row of large conical teeth; roof of mouth with teeth only at front; cirri present on nostrils, above eye, and on nape. Greenish on upper half and white below, 5-6 irregular-shaped dark bars on side; a large (eye-sized) dark spot on upper half of gill cover and greenish-brown bands on lower part of head and on breast region. Size: to 8.5 cm. Common in rocky shallows, including tide pools. Depth: 1-10 m. Galapagos Islands. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs). Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=2; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-90; Latitudinal range=4; Longitudinal range=3. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 8.5 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s) only; Island (s); TEP endemic; TEP oceanic island (s) endemic; Galapagos Islands endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Heller , E. and Snodgrass, R.E., 1903., Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XV. New fishes., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 5:189-229. Humann, P., 1993., Reef Fish Identification: Galapagos., New World Publishing:192pp. Kendall , W.C. and Radcliffe, L., 1912., The shore fishes. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, ... by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer ALBATROSS, from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garret, U.S.N., Commanding. XXV., Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 35(3):75-171. Snodgrass , R. E. and Heller, E., 1905., Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XVII. Shorefishes of the Revillagigedo, Clipperton, Cocos and Galapagos Island., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 6:333-427. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Malacoctenus&speciesname=zonogaster ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Malacoctenus&speciesname=zonogaster http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Malacoctenus&speciesname=zonogaster ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Malacoctenus&speciesname=zonogaster https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Malacoctenus&speciesname=zonogaster ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Malacoctenus-zonogaster.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Malacoctenus Species in    Labrisomidae - Classification - Labrisomidae Blenniiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Malacoctenus zonogaster Heller & Snodgrass , 1903 Belted blenny Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Malacoctenus zonogaster   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Malacoctenus zonogaster Picture by Robertson, R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids) Etymology: Malacoctenus: Greek, malakos = soft + Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb (Ref. 45335 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 5227 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5227 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Lives in tide pools, shallow, rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Prefers deeper water habitats (Ref. 5227 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson , 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 13 September 2022 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00399 - 0.02083), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 128 [69, 239] mg/100g; Iron = 0.807 [0.461, 1.373] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.7, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.079, 0.239] g/100g; Selenium = 15.1 [7.2, 31.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 200 [63, 650] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.18 [1.44, 3.14] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 10:21:12 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation