Malacoctenus zacae (Zaca Blenny)

Overview

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Family : Labrisomids ; Feeds on invertebrates .

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Zaca Blenny

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

扎克軟梳鳚, 扎克軟梳鳚, 扎克软梳鳚

Common Names in Persian:

Zabur

Common Names in Spanish:

Blenia, Trambollo Aleta Mocha, Trambollo Aletiamarilla

Description

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Family Labrisomidae

Distribution: Atlantic and Pacific. Mainly tropical . Cycloid scales , never small and imbedded; only the anterior edge has radii . Few species scaleless (5 in Stathmonotus, 1 in Neoclinus). Nape, nostril, and above eye often with cirri . Dorsal fin with more spines than soft-rays; some species with only a spinous dorsal fin. Viviparity occurs in the genera Xenomeda and Starksia. Male intromittent organ present only in Starksia. Feed on small benthic invertebrates .The family Labrisomidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 16 genera and 102 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Etymology of this family name : Greek, labros = furious, avid, eager + Greek, soma = body

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () - �
        Suborder: Blennioidei ()
        Family: Labrisomidae () - Labrisomids
        Genus: Malacoctenus () - (Valenciennes, 1836)
        Specific name: zacae - Springer, 1959
        Scientific name: - Malacoctenus zacae Springer, 1959

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Malacoctenus

There are approximately 41 species in this genus:

M. africanus · M. afuerae multipunctatus · M. aurolineatus (Goldline Blenny) · M. bimaculatus · M. boehlkei (Diamond Blenny) · M. costaricanus · M. delalandii (Delalande Blenny) · M. dendriticus · M. ebisui (Fishgod Blenny) · M. edisui · M. erdmani (Imitator Blenny) · M. gigas (Sonora Blenny) · M. gilli (Dusky Blenny) · M. hubbsi (Redside Blenny) · M. hubbsi hubbsi · M. hubbsi polyporosus (Redside Blenny) · M. inorgaritae · M. lalandii · M. macrops · M. macropus (Rosy Blenny) · M. margaritae (Margarita Blenny) · M. margaritae mexicanus · M. margartenus · M. moorei · M. nigricinctus · M. peruvianus · M. puertoricensis · M. sp · M. sudensis · M. tetranemus (Chameleon Clinid) · M. triangulatus (Saddle Blenny) · M. versicolor (Barfin Blenny) · M. xanti · M. zacae (Zaca Blenny) · M. zanogaster · M. zonagaster · M. zonifer (Glossy Blenny) · M. zonifer sudencis · M. zonifer sudensis · M. zonifer zonifer · M. zonogaster (Belted Blenny)

Bibliography

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Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson (1994). Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
FishBase
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2496102
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-113525
Fishbase Species ID: 46674
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 66105
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 638576
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116094