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Malacoctenus ebisui
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. ebisui
Binomial name
Malacoctenus ebisui V. G. Springer, 1959

Malacoctenus ebisui, the Fishgod blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Panama. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL. The specific name refers to Ebisu, a Japanese god of fishermen, as does the common name.

References

1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Malacoctenus ebisui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183420A8110626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183420A8110626.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacoctenus ebisui". 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.

External links

• Photos of Malacoctenus ebisui on Sealife Collection

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