Description

This species is distinguished from A. hastingsi in having melanophores on the lower jaws that do not reach all the way to the distal end; it possess a red primary bright head color (vs. orange), and the windowing effect around that color is not present or is less distinct; almost not having melanophores reaching the base of the first dorsal fin and more typically have a dark, round spot or stretched out spot instead of a swath (Ref. 84469).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Chaenopsidae

Genus: Acanthemblemaria

Species: Acanthemblemaria macrospilus Brock, 1940

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California to Acapulco in Mexico and the Revillagigedo Islands.

Biology

Inhabits empty barnacles and worm or mollusk tubes on rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton.

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless