Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Secretary Blenny
Acanthemblemaria maria
Secretary Blenny
Category: Tube Blennies
Scientific Name: Acanthemblemaria maria
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 in. (1.8 to 3.8 cm)  
Depth: 6-25 ft. (2-8 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Blenniiformes (Order)
      └Chaenopsidae (Family)
       └Acanthemblemaria (Genus)
        └A. maria (Species)

Gobies & Blennies
Tube Blennies

Secretary Blenny

Spinyhead Blenny

Yellowface Pikeblenny

Sailfin Blenny

Flagfin Blenny

Arrow Blenny

Roughhead Blenny (Male)

Roughhead Blenny (Female)



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