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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Chaenopsidae (Family)
      └Acanthemblemaria (Genus)
       └A. macrospilus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279455🔗
iNaturalist ID: 93033🔗

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