Shore life · La Saladita, Guerrero

Goose Barnacle

Lepas anserifera

Spanish: Percebes ganso

Goose Barnacle (Lepas anserifera)
Photographed by taniaortega on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Lepas anserifera is a species of goose barnacle or stalked barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It lives attached to floating timber, ships' hulls and various sorts of flotsam. Most often recorded in Jan, Dec.

TaxonomyHexanauplia › Scalpellomorpha › Lepadidae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records4,127 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2023 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Goose Barnacle (Lepas anserifera) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/lepas-anserifera/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.