Eleginops maclovinus (Cuvier, 1830)
Patagonian blennie
Eleginops maclovinus
photo by INIDEP

Family:  Eleginopidae (Patagonian blennies)
Max. size:  90 cm TL (female); max.weight: 4,220.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 250 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Valparaíso, Chile and Patagonian region of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-27; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Caudal fin emarginate. Body blue brown dorsally and silvery yellow ventrally. First and second dorsal fins grayish, caudal fin brownish, their distal parts yellowish. Anal fin pale brown (Ref. 27363).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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