Malacoctenus erdmani

Malacoctenus erdmani
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. erdmani
Binomial name
	Malacoctenus erdmani; C. L. Smith, 1957

Malacoctenus erdmani is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas to Curaçao. This species is an inhabitant of reefs where it prefers areas that provide hiding places such as coral rubble and rock and patches of algae. It can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) TL.^[2] The specific name honours the fishery biologist Donald S. Erdman.^[3]

References

^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus erdmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47144448A48382072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144448A48382072.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus erdmani". FishBase. October 2013 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Malacoctenus erdmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47144448A48382072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144448A48382072.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus erdmani". FishBase. October 2013 version.

[3] Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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