Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa)

Scientific name: Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1919

Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa)

The Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa) is a marine fish of the family Chaenopsidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Bahamas and Florida, USA to Cura?ao. Caribbean, including Antilles.

Biology

Inhabits small patch reefs surrounded by white sand. Observed primarily on dead surfaces of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), but significantly more males than females were found on live coral surfaces. Males occurred twice as frequently as females in the vacated constructed tubes of serpulid worms or vermetid mollusks that provided greater surface for egg deposition.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthemblemaria spinosa
Family
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.8
Depth range
12 m (39 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Florida, USA to Cura?ao. Caribbean, including Antilles.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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