Secretary blenny

Acanthemblemaria maria

Striped Secretary of Caribbean Limestone Slopes

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

Acanthemblemaria maria, the secretary blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in shallow seas in the western central Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated