Acanthemblemaria stephensi

Animalia/Chordata/Perciformes/Chaenopsidae/Acanthemblemaria

At a glance

Occurrence records59

Data sources8

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Acanthemblemaria stephensi's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility29 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System30 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS59 records

01Narrative

The Malpelo barnacle blenny (Acanthemblemaria stephensi) is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Malpelo Island, in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum total length of 5 cm. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. The specific name honours the environmental biologist John S. Stephens Jr.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length5 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Other traits3

Depth max10 m

Depth min9 m

Vulnerability10

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type59 records

Wild obs. + sensor4

Museum / vouchered55

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO32 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit10

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 20 m · max 20 m · 10 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 2

2 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 55 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence55

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Institution	Specimens
Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record	23
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	3
CASlocation not on record	1

3 institutions · 27 of 55 vouchered records shown