Species: Acanthemblemaria stephensi, Malpelo barnacle-blenny
eye cirrus simple
Acanthemblemaria stephensi Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1988
Malpelo barnacle-blenny
Body elongate; short blunt head; bony spines on head well developed forming diamond-shaped patch above eye; spines and bony knobs also present between eyes and on snout; cirri on nostrils, over eyes (1 pair, unbranched), but not on nape; 2 rows of well-developed teeth on side of roof of mouth; dorsal XXIII-XXV, 12-14; anal II, 24-27; pectoral 13.
Translucent blue grey with bright red bars on lower half of body and corresponding diffuse red spots or blotches on upper half; a midlateral row of horizontally elongate white marks; head and body covered with numerous small, light blue spots; males with dark bluish black head, a bright red anterior dorsal fin with a black spot, red lips and cirri.
Size: reaches 5 cm.
Inhabits empty barnacles and worm or mollusc tubes on rocky reefs.
Depth: 0-10 m.
Known only from Isla Malpelo.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Barnacles & worm tubes
- Reef only
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Pelagic fish eggs
- Data
- Zooplankton
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- All species
- Malpelo Island endemic
- Island (s) only
- TEP oceanic island (s) endemic
- TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Vulnerable
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 5
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
