Acanthemblemaria paula

Acanthemblemaria paula
Acanthemblemaria paula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Species: A. paula
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria paula
Johnsons & Brothers, 1989

Acanthemblemaria paula, known commonly as the Dwarf spinyhead blenny in the United States,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Acanthemblemaria.[2] It is found in coral reefs around Belize, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] It was named by G.D. Johnson and E.B. Brothers in 1989,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 1.8 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Acanthemblemaria paula at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Acanthemblemaria paula at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Johnson, G. D. and E. B. Brothers 1989 (19 Dec.) [ref. 13532] Acanthemblemaria paula, a new diminutive chaenopsid (Pisces: Blennioidei) from Belize, with comments on life history. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 102 (no. 4): 1018-1030.


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