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

The Galapagos barnacle blenny (Acanthemblemaria castor) 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.A. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria castroi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T183873A8192573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183873A8192573.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria castroi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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