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Browncheek Blenny

Acanthemblemaria crockeri Beebe & Tee-Van 1938

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Usually found in shallow, rocky areas (Ref. 37955). Inhabits empty worm and mollusk tubes on rocky reefs (Ref. 11482). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 11482), benthic invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 37955). Spawns in the spring (Ref. 37955).
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Acanthemblemaria crockeri

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The browncheek blenny (Acanthemblemaria crockeri) is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 6 cm (2.4 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2] The identity of the person honoured in the specific name of this specie was not specified but it is thought to be the explorer and philanthropist Charles Templeton Crocker (1884-1948).[3]

References

  1. ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; espinosa, H.; Hastings, P.A. (2010). "Acanthemblemaria crockeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183505A8124726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183505A8124726.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Acanthemblemaria crockeri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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Acanthemblemaria crockeri: Brief Summary

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The browncheek blenny (Acanthemblemaria crockeri) is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 6 cm (2.4 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. The identity of the person honoured in the specific name of this specie was not specified but it is thought to be the explorer and philanthropist Charles Templeton Crocker (1884-1948).

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