Speckled blenny

Acanthemblemaria betinensis

Not Evaluated Saltwater

Comprimento Máximo

4,300000190734863 cm

Cor

Pale cream to yellowish body …

Família

Chaenopsidae

Sobre

A speckled blenny with mottled brownish patterns, inhabiting barnacle shells on shallow Caribbean reefs. One of the smaller barnacle blenny species; feeds on small planktonic organisms captured from the shell entrance.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	4,300000190734863 cm

Coloration

Pale cream to yellowish body uniformly speckled with fine dark brown dots creating a densely freckled appearance; the even speckled pattern is the diagnostic feature; head also fully speckled; fins speckled.

Habitat & Distribution

Barnacle-encrusted shallow reef surfaces in the Caribbean and adjacent Atlantic at 1-12m depth. Exposed reef crests and rocky shores with dense barnacle coverage.

Tipo de Água

Saltwater

Distribuição Geográfica

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Comestibilidade e Culinária

Sabor

A tiny tropical Atlantic blenny; not consumed. Too small to have any food value; known from reef and rocky substrate habitats in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

Taxonomy

Ordem	Blenniiformes
Família	Chaenopsidae
Espécies	Acanthemblemaria betinensis

Perguntas Frequentes

Can you eat Speckled blenny?

A tiny tropical Atlantic blenny; not consumed. Too small to have any food value; known from reef and rocky substrate habitats in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

How big does Speckled blenny get?

Speckled blenny can grow up to 4.300000190734863 cm long.

Where is Speckled blenny found?

Known from the Gulf of California and Pacific coast of Mexico, particularly from Baja California and Sonora state. A small combtooth blenny inhabiting rocky shallow-water habitats and worm-tube encrusted coastal reef zones. Barnacle-encrusted shallow reef surfaces in the Caribbean and adjacent Atlantic at 1-12m depth. Exposed reef crests and rocky shores with dense barnacle coverage.

What family does Speckled blenny belong to?

Speckled blenny (Acanthemblemaria betinensis) belongs to the family Chaenopsidae in the order Blenniiformes.