Acanthemblemaria hancocki
| Acanthemblemaria hancocki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. hancocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthemblemaria hancocki G. S. Myers & Reid, 1936 | |
Acanthemblemaria hancocki, Hancock's blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Costa Rica and Panama, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2]
References
- Myers, G. S. and E. D. Reid 1936 [ref. 13727] Description of a new blennioid fish of the genus Acanthemblemaria from the Pacific coast of Panama. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 2 (no. 2): 7-10.
- ↑ Bessudo, S., Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa, H. & Hastings, P. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria hancocki". 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 hancocki" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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