Acanthemblemaria castroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Chaenopsidae |
Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
Species: | A. castroi
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Binomial name | |
Acanthemblemaria castroi
J. S. Stephens &
Hobson, 1966
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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]