Malacoctenus hubbsi
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Malacoctenus hubbsi
| authority = V. G. Springer, 1959
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Malacoctenus hubbsi, the redside blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Gulf of California extending to the Pacific coast of southern Baja California. It is found in rocky areas at depths of from {{convert|1|to|4|m|ft}}. This species can reach a length of {{convert|9|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |genus= Malacoctenus|species= hubbsi| month = October | year = 2013}} The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Clark Hubbs (1921-2008).{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/ | title = Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE | work = ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 10 November 2018 | accessdate = 30 April 2019}}
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Category:Fish of the Gulf of California
Category:Fish of Mexican Pacific coast
Category:Fish described in 1959
Category:Taxa named by Victor G. Springer
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