Malacoctenus ebisui, the Fishgod blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Panama. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL. The specific name refers to Ebisu, a Japanese god of fishermen, as does the common name.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Fishgod Blenny being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lepidonectes corallicola
- Malacoctenus triangulatus
- Malacoctenus aurolineatus
- Malacoctenus tetranemus
- Forsterygion malcolmi
- Gobioclinus dendriticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Labrisomidae
- Genus
- Malacoctenus
- Species
- Malacoctenus ebisui
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