Acanthemblemaria
| Acanthemblemaria | |
|---|---|
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| Secretary Blenny (A. maria) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria Metzelaar, 1919 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1919 | |
Acanthemblemaria is a genus of Chaenopsid blennies native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927) (Roughhead blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria atrata Hastings & D. R. Robertson, 1999 (Cocos barnacle blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria balanorum Brock, 1940 (Clubhead blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria betinensis Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974 (Speckled blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria castroi J. S. Stephens & Hobson, 1966 (Galapagos barnacle blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria chaplini J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Papillose blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria crockeri Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 (Browncheek blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria exilispinus J. S. Stephens, 1963 (Bluntspine blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974 (False papillose blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria hancocki G. S. Myers & Reid, 1936 (Hancock's blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria harpeza J. T. Williams, 2002
- Acanthemblemaria hastingsi H. C. Lin & Galland, 2010 (Cortez barnacle blenny)[2]
- Acanthemblemaria johnsoni Almany & C. C. Baldwin, 1996
- Acanthemblemaria macrospilus Brock, 1940 (Barnacle blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria mangognatha Hastings & D. R. Robertson, 1999 (Revillagigedo barnacle blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria maria J. E. Böhlke, 1961 (Secretary blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria medusa Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974 (Medusa blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria paula G. D. Johnson & Brothers, 1989 (Dwarf spinyhead blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria rivasi J. S. Stephens, 1970 (Spotjaw blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1919 (Spinyhead blenny)
- Acanthemblemaria stephensi Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1988 (Malpelo barnacle blenny)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Acanthemblemaria in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Lin, Hsiu-Chin; Grantly R. Galland (2010). "Molecular analysis of Acanthemblemaria macrospilus (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae) with description of a new species from the Gulf of California, Mexico" (PDF). Zootaxa 2525: 51–62.
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