Biology:Acanthemblemaria stephensi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. stephensi
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| Acanthemblemaria stephensi Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1988
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Acanthemblemaria stephensi, the Malpelo barnacle blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Malpelo Island, in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum total length of 5 cm (2.0 in). This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2] The specific name honours the environmental biologist John S. Stephens Jr.[3]
References
- ↑ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; espinosa, H.; Hastings, P.A. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria stephensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183968A8208246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183968A8208246.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183968/8208246. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria stephensi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3180993 entry
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