Acanthemblemaria mangognatha Hastings & Robertson, 1999
Revillagigedo barnacle
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha
photo by Allen, G.R.

Family:  Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Max. size:  3.09 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 31 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 23-25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 2-2; 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 (Ref. 81029).
Biology:  A small benthic reef fish which is common in shallow water, but also occurs to depths of at least 31 meters (Ref. 81029).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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