Acanthemblemaria castroi, Galapagos barnacle blenny

Acanthemblemaria castroi Stephens & Hobson, 1966

Galapagos barnacle blenny
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Acanthemblemaria: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, emblema, -atos, anything that is nailed, knocked in; also anything with bass or high relief (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Miguel Castro was an Ecuadorian naturalist resident on the Galapagos Islands. He became (1960) the first conservation officer at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 23 m (Ref. 5227), usually 6 - 12 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical

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Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Lives in empty barnacle shells. Often perches in the opening with only the head protruding. Seldom seen in the open. Darts out to nab bits of floating food (Ref. 5227). Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Eggs are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter and are brooded by the male parent (Ref. 56066).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Males guard the eggs until they hatch (Ref. 56066). Also Ref. 101194.

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Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B2ac(iv); D2); Date assessed: 13 September 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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