Roughhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria aspera)

Scientific name: Acanthemblemaria aspera Longley, 1927

Roughhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria aspera)

The Roughhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria aspera) is a marine fish of the family Chaenopsidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southeastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to the Greater Antilles and Panama. Antilles and western Caribbean.

Biology

Almost always found in holes of corals. Feed on amphipods and copepods. Oviparous. Eggs are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter and are brooded by the male parent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthemblemaria aspera
Family
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to the Greater Antilles and Panama. Antilles and western Caribbean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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