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Malacoctenus delalandii
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: Malacoctenus: Greek, malakos = soft + Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb (Ref. 45335). More on author: Valenciennes.
Etymology: Malacoctenus: Greek, malakos = soft + Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb (Ref. 45335). More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
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Western Atlantic: Guatemala and Puerto Rico to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 57756).
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 20 - 21;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 18 - 19
Generally found on sandy bottoms and Thalassia testudinum beds. Feeds mainly on crustaceans but also on gastropods and worms (Ref. 13628).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.1 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 722 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00291 - 0.01246), b=3.08 (2.89 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.49 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 4,000).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .