Acanthemblemaria castroi
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Acanthemblemaria castroi, known commonly as the Galapagos barnacle blenny in the Galapagos Islands
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Acanthemblemaria
. It is endemic to coral reef
s in the Galapagos Islands, in the southeast Pacific ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens jr. and Edmund S. Hobson in 1966, and can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres.
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
Chaenopsidae
The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America...
in the genus Acanthemblemaria
Acanthemblemaria
Acanthemblemaria is a genus of fish in the Chaenopsidae family.It contains the following species:* Acanthemblemaria aspera -- roughhead blenny * Acanthemblemaria atrata Hastings and Robertson, 1999...
. It is endemic to coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s in the Galapagos Islands, in the southeast Pacific ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens jr. and Edmund S. Hobson in 1966, and can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres.