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spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
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Chaenopsidae

spinyhead blenny

Acanthemblemaria spinosa

Male Guardians of Caribbean Elkhorn Tubes

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

Acanthemblemaria spinosa, the spinyhead blenny, is a species of blenny native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Maximum length
3.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Florida, USA to Curaçao (Ref. 5521 ). Caribbean, including Antilles (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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