roughhead blenny

Acanthemblemaria aspera

Adults barely two centimeters across the western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Acanthemblemaria aspera, the roughhead blenny, is a species of blenny native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. Typical length is 19 mm (0.75 in) for adult males and 21 mm (0.83 in) for females.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to the Greater Antilles and Panama. Antilles and western Caribbean (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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