Acanthemblemaria stephensi
Species of fish
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Acanthemblemaria stephensi, the Malpelo barnacle blenny, 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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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. stephensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthemblemaria stephensi Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1988 | |
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