Acanthemblemaria hancocki
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Acanthemblemaria hancocki, known commonly as the Hancock's blenny in the United Kingdom
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Acanthemblemaria
. It is found in coral reef
s around Costa Rica
and Panama
, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by G.S. Myers and E.D. Reid in 1936, and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zooplankton
.
United Kingdom
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, 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 found in 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 around Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by G.S. Myers and E.D. Reid in 1936, and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zooplankton
Zooplankton
Zooplankton are heterotrophic plankton. Plankton are organisms drifting in oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water. The word "zooplankton" is derived from the Greek zoon , meaning "animal", and , meaning "wanderer" or "drifter"...
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