glossy blenny
Malacoctenus zonifer (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Malacoctenus zonifer, the glossy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from the south of the Gulf of California to Oaxaca. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Malacoctenus zonifer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:03.953712+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malacoctenus zonifer (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Common name
- glossy blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Labrisomidae
- Genus
- Malacoctenus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyLabrisomidae Clark Hubbs, 1952
- genusMalacoctenus Gill, 1860
- speciesMalacoctenus zonifer (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malacoctenus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| diamond blennyMalacoctenus boehlkei Springer, 1959 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malacoctenus carrowi Wirtz, 2014 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fishgod blennyMalacoctenus ebisui Springer, 1959 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dusky blennyMalacoctenus gilli (Steindachner, 1867) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redside blennyMalacoctenus hubbsi Springer, 1959 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rosy blennyMalacoctenus macropus (Poey, 1868) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malacoctenus polyporosus Springer, 1959 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| throatspotted blennyMalacoctenus tetranemus (Cope, 1877) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| saddled blennyMalacoctenus triangulatus Springer, 1959 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barfin blennyMalacoctenus versicolor (Poey, 1876) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malacoctenus zonogaster Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malacoctenus lianae Carvalho-Filho, Almeida, Britto, Dias & Lima, 2020 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Clinus zonifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281506 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XKJT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.