Acanthemblemaria castroi
| Acanthemblemaria castroi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. castroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthemblemaria castroi J. S. Stephens & Hobson, 1966 | |
Acanthemblemaria castroi, the Galapagos barnacle blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny endemic to coral reefs in the Galapagos Islands, in the southeast Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
References
- Stephens, J. S., Jr., E. S. Hobson, and R. K. Johnson 1966 (7 Sept.) [ref. 9071] Notes on distribution, behaviour, and morphological variation in some chaenopsid fishes from the tropical eastern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species, Acanthemblemaria castroi and Coralliozetus springeri. Copeia 1966 (no. 3): 424-438.
- ↑ Bessudo, S., Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa, H. & Hastings, P. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria castroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria castroi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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