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Malpelo Barnacle Blenny

Acanthemblemaria stephensi Rosenblatt & McCosker 1988

Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits empty barnacles and worm or mollusk tubes on rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton.
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Biology

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Inhabits empty barnacles and worm or mollusk tubes on rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton.
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Acanthemblemaria stephensi

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The Malpelo barnacle blenny (Acanthemblemaria stephensi) 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]

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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Acanthemblemaria stephensi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ 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 10 April 2019.
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Acanthemblemaria stephensi: Brief Summary

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The Malpelo barnacle blenny (Acanthemblemaria stephensi) 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. The specific name honours the environmental biologist John S. Stephens Jr.

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