Scientific Name
Malacoctenus macropus
Common Name
Rosy blenny
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 21 - 22;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-11;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 20 - 21. No conspicuous spots or ocelli. It is the only member of its genus that does not have a conspicuous color pattern (Ref. 26938). Female with irregular brown blotches dorsally on body, uniformly speckled with small whitish spots, the dorsal fin with many small dark reddish spots; postorbital head and body of males covered with small red spots and blotches; no dark spots in dorsal fin (Ref. 13442).