Malacoctenus aurolineatus Goldline blenny

Malacoctenus aurolineatus is commonly referred to as Goldline blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. D. Ross Robertson, Panama

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Scientific:: Malacoctenus aurolineatus
German:: Schleimfisch
English:: Goldline Blenny

Category:: Bavose

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > aurolineatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Smith, 1957

Occurrence:: Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Size:: 2.36" - 2.95" (6cm - 7.5cm)
Temperature:: 26,7 °F - 28,5 °F (26,7°C - 28,5°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Malacoctenus africanus
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus aurolineatus
Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus boehlkei
Diamant Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus brunoi
Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus carrowi
Beschuppten Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus costaricanus
Malacoctenus delalandii
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus ebisui
Ebisu-Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus erdmani
Malacoctenus gigas
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus gilli
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus hubbsi
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus macropus
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus margaritae
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus mexicanus
Malacoctenus polyporosus
Malacoctenus sudensis
Malacoctenus tetranemus
Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus triangulatus
Sattel Blenny
Malacoctenus versicolor
Malacoctenus zacae
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus zonifer
Beschuppter Schleimfisch
Malacoctenus zonogaster
Beschuppter Schleimfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-07-07 20:13:29
Last edit:: 2016-12-12 00:10:57

Info

Smith, 1957

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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