🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Malacoctenus Africanus
Malacoctenus africanus Cadenat, 1951
📖 Overview
Occurs in shallow coastal waters with rocky substrate , both during the spawning season and outside of it; it is less cryptic than Malacoctenus carrowi .
Scientific Name
Malacoctenus africanus
Authority
Cadenat, 1951
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.4 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Blenniiformes
Blenniiformes
Family
Labrisomidae
Labrisomidae
Genus
Malacoctenus
Malacoctenus
Species
Malacoctenus Africanus
Malacoctenus africanus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Malacoctenus Africanus is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Malacoctenus Africanus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical known only from the islands of Gorée and N'Gor (Senegal).
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00933 × L3.1
(TL)
Max TL
7.4cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2024
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Cadenat, 1951
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