Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mexican Barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus
Mexican Barnacle blenny
Category: Tube Blennies
Scientific Name: Acanthemblemaria macrospilus
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 3-50 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Blenniiformes (Order)
      └Chaenopsidae (Family)
       └Acanthemblemaria (Genus)
        └A. macrospilus (Species)

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