Spinyhead blenny

Acanthemblemaria spinosa

Not Evaluated Saltwater

ความยาวสูงสุด

3.0999999046325684 cm

สี

Pale tan to cream body …

ช่วงความลึก

1-12m

วงศ์

Chaenopsidae

เกี่ยวกับ

The best-known barnacle blenny (up to 5cm), widely distributed in the Caribbean. Has a dramatically spiny head with many elongated cirri. Inhabits barnacle shells on reef crests at 1-15m.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	3.0999999046325684 cm
ช่วงความลึก	1-12m

Coloration

Pale tan to cream body with a pattern of dark brown patches and spots; densely spinose head is the namesake feature; head with multiple rows of stiff spines; flanks mottled brown and pale; fins pale to banded.

Habitat & Distribution

Barnacle colonies on exposed shallow reef crests in the Caribbean Sea at 1-15m depth. Found throughout the tropical western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil.

ประเภทน้ำ

Saltwater

ช่วงความลึก

1-12m

ขอบเขตทางภูมิศาสตร์

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A minute Caribbean blenny characterized by spiny head ridges; not consumed. Lives in empty barnacle and worm tubes on coral reefs; completely impractical as a food species.

Taxonomy

อันดับ	Blenniiformes
วงศ์	Chaenopsidae
สายพันธุ์	Acanthemblemaria spinosa

คำถามที่พบบ่อย

Can you eat Spinyhead blenny?

A minute Caribbean blenny characterized by spiny head ridges; not consumed. Lives in empty barnacle and worm tubes on coral reefs; completely impractical as a food species.

How big does Spinyhead blenny get?

Spinyhead blenny can grow up to 3.0999999046325684 cm long.

Where is Spinyhead blenny found?

Western Atlantic from Bermuda and the Bahamas through the Florida Keys, Greater and Lesser Antilles, and the Central American barrier reef to Belize. Inhabits reef crevices and empty worm tubes at 1–20 m depth. Barnacle colonies on exposed shallow reef crests in the Caribbean Sea at 1-15m depth. Found throughout the tropical western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil.

What family does Spinyhead blenny belong to?

Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa) belongs to the family Chaenopsidae in the order Blenniiformes.