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Acanthemblemaria balanorum Brock, 1940

Common Names

  • Clubhead barnacle blenny , English , Mexico
  • Clubhead blenny , English , UK
  • 龜頭棘胎鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 龟头棘胎鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Blenia , Spanish , Mexico
  • Tubícola espinudo , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Blenniiformes

    Family: Chaenopsidae

    Genus: Acanthemblemaria

    Species: Acanthemblemaria balanorum Brock, 1940

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California.

    • Biology

    Found exclusively in empty barnacle shells on rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton. Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Eggs are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter and are brooded by the male parent (Ref. 56066).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless