Malpelo barnacle blenny (Acanthemblemaria stephensi) fish species and information / pictures of Malpelo barnacle blenny - Acanthemblemaria stephensi

Malpelo barnacle blenny (Acanthemblemaria stephensi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Acanthemblemaria stephensi

Common Name
Malpelo barnacle blenny

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

Classification

Classified By

Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1988

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Pike-, tube- and flagblennies (Chaenopsidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: known only from Malpelo Island.

Range

6°N - 2°N, 83°W - 80°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

9 m

Depth To - meters

10 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 10 m (Ref. 11482)

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii);D2)