Acanthemblemaria castroi
Species of fish
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Acanthemblemaria castroi, the Galapagos barnacle blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny endemic to coral reefs in the Galapagos Islands, in the southeast Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 6 cm (2.4 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours a naturalist at the Charles Darwin Foundation, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Miguel Castro.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. castroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthemblemaria castroi J. S. Stephens & Hobson, 1966 | |
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