Acanthemblemaria castroi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. castroi
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| Acanthemblemaria castroi & , 1966
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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] The specific name honours a naturalist at the Charles Darwin Foundation, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Miguel Castro.[3]
References[]
- ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; espinosa, H.; Hastings, P.A. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria castroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183873A8192573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183873A8192573.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Acanthemblemaria castroi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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- 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.
- Photos of Acanthemblemaria castroi on Sealife Collection
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