Revillagigedo barnacle (Acanthemblemaria mangognatha)

Scientific name: Acanthemblemaria mangognatha Hastings & Robertson, 1999

Revillagigedo barnacle (Acanthemblemaria mangognatha)

The Revillagigedo barnacle (Acanthemblemaria mangognatha) is a marine fish of the family Chaenopsidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, endemic to Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 23 - 25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 24 - 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior one-third of the lower jaw in color, posterior part purple; some large specimens have the supraorbital cirrus deeply branched; a closed wedge of spines on the posterior part of the frontal; 2 rows of interorbital spines, the outer one incomplete, the central row with large spines on a raised ossified ridge; D XXIII-XXV,12-14 (35-38 total dorsal-fin elements; A II,24-27.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha
Family
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.1
Depth range
13 m (43 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 13 - 13 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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