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Speckled blenny

Acanthemblemaria betinensis

Not Evaluated Saltwater
Chiều dài tối đa
4,300000190734863 cm
Màu sắc
Pale cream to yellowish body …

Giới thiệu

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.

Loại nước
Saltwater

Phân bố địa lý

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.

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Tính ăn được và ẩm thực

Hương vị
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

Bộ Blenniiformes
Họ Chaenopsidae
Loài Acanthemblemaria betinensis

Câu hỏi thường gặp

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.

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