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Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

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Acanthemblemaria macrospilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Species:
A. macrospilus
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus
Brock, 1940

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus, the barnacle blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 6 cm (2.4 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; espinosa, H.; Hastings, P.A. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria macrospilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183219A8074545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183219A8074545.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthemblemaria macrospilus". FishBase. February 2013 version.