Medusa blenny

Acanthemblemaria medusa

Spined Crown of the Lesser Antilles

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Acanthemblemaria medusa, the medusa blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Lesser Antilles, in the western central Atlantic ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Lesser Antilles, from Anguilla to islands in front of the coasts of northern South America.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction