Acanthemblemaria mangognatha

Acanthemblemaria mangognatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Species: A. mangognatha
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha
Hastings & Robertson, 1999

Acanthemblemaria mangognatha, known commonly as the Revillagigedo barnacle blenny or the Revillagigedo barnacle in Mexico,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Acanthemblemaria.[2] It is endemic to the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific ocean.[2] It was named by P.A. Hastings and D.R. Robertson in 1999,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 3.1 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Acanthemblemaria mangognatha at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Acanthemblemaria mangognatha at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Hastings, P. A. and D. R. Robertson 1999 (2 Feb.) [ref. 23826] Acanthemblemaria atrata and Acanthemblemaria mangognatha, new species of eastern Pacific barnacle blennies (Chaenopsidae) from Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, and Islas Revillagigedo, Mexico, and their relationships with other barnacle blennies. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (no. 3-4) [1998]: 107-118.