Chaenopsidae

stalk blenny

Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi

Branched Crown of Caribbean Coral Reefs

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

Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi, the false papillose blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist David W. Greenfield who identified this species a something new but gave his material to the authors.