Malacoctenus triangulatus Saddled blenny

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Saddled Blenny, Malacoctenus triangulatus, male mating colors, 4 inches, 2019

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Scientific:: Malacoctenus triangulatus
German:: Sattel Blenny
English:: Saddled Blenny

Category:: Blennies
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > triangulatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Springer, 1959

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Barbados, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, USA, Venezuela
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 84.2 °F (23°C - 29°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Krill, Mysis
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Malacoctenus africanus
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus aurolineatus
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Malacoctenus boehlkei
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Malacoctenus brunoi
Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus carrowi
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Malacoctenus costaricanus
Malacoctenus delalandii
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Malacoctenus ebisui
Ebisu-Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus erdmani
Malacoctenus gigas
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Malacoctenus gilli
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Malacoctenus hubbsi
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Malacoctenus macropus
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Malacoctenus margaritae
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus mexicanus
Malacoctenus polyporosus
Malacoctenus sudensis
Malacoctenus tetranemus
Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus triangulatus
Sattel Blenny
Malacoctenus versicolor
Malacoctenus zacae
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Malacoctenus zonifer
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Malacoctenus zonogaster
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-20 21:14:44
Last edit:: 2020-01-18 16:02:07

Husbandry

Springer, 1959

A blenny which is not often found in shops. It is quiet and likes to be in a quiet tank. It is easy to keep.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > Malacoctenus triangulatus (Species)

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Husbandry know-how of owners

cook am 11.09.11#1

Ich halte dieses Tier nun seit einem halben Jahr in 400l.
Es ist erstaunlich schwimmfreudig und eigentlich friedlich gegenüber allen anderen Beckengenossen, zu denen auch sehr kleine Garnelen gehören (Thor und Periclimenes).
Sitzt gern an erhöhten Stellen auf LPS-Korallen.

Zu Beginn hat er nur kleines Frostfutter (Calanus, Lobstereier...) gefressen, doch mitlerweile ist er mit allem, was oben rein kommt zufrieden und frisst am liebsten feines Granulat.

Ab und zu vergreift er sich an Schnecken, die auf dem Rücken liegen oder klein genug sind.

Alles in allem ein tolles Tier.

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