Scott Trageser, USA
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Springer, 1959
Very special thanks for the first photo of Malacoctenus gigas to Scott Trageser, http://www.naturestills.com/.
The Sonora blenny is endemic to the tropical Eastern Pacific and is found in the western and north-eastern Gulf of California,USA.
Malacoctenus gigas is a reef-associated species, that inhabits shallow reefs, and lives among seaweed to depths of 5 meters, where it feed benthic on invertebrates.
The Sonora blenny is one of the most common shallow reef blennioids in the northern Gulf of California!
Source: IUCN Red List
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > Malacoctenus gigas (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Very special thanks for the first photo of Malacoctenus gigas to Scott Trageser, http://www.naturestills.com/.
The Sonora blenny is endemic to the tropical Eastern Pacific and is found in the western and north-eastern Gulf of California,USA.
Malacoctenus gigas is a reef-associated species, that inhabits shallow reefs, and lives among seaweed to depths of 5 meters, where it feed benthic on invertebrates.
The Sonora blenny is one of the most common shallow reef blennioids in the northern Gulf of California!
Source: IUCN Red List
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > Malacoctenus gigas (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
