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 cm (2.4 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria castroi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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