Malacoctenus zonogaster Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
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 zonogaster, the Belted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny mainly native to the Galápagos Islands (also scantly present along the Pacific coast from Baja California to Peru). It is an inhabitant of tide pools and rocky shores, being found from near the surface to 5 metres (16 ft). The species can reach a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) total length.
Wikipedia contributors, Malacoctenus zonogaster; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:07:18.487595+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malacoctenus zonogaster Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
- Name authority
- Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
- 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 zonogaster Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
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 lianae Carvalho-Filho, Almeida, Britto, Dias & Lima, 2020 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malacoctenus zaluari Carvalho-Filho, Gasparini & Sazima, 2020 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Heller, E., & Snodgrass, R. E. (1903). Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XV. New fishes. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, v. 5: 189–229, Pls. 2–20. 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:6R53R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.