Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Roughhead Blenny
Acanthemblemaria aspera
Roughhead Blenny
Category: Tube Blennies
Scientific Name: Acanthemblemaria aspera
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 in. (1.9 to 4 cm)  
Depth: 20-60 ft. (6-18 m)
Distribution: Florida Keys, Bahamas, Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Blenniiformes (Order)
      └Chaenopsidae (Family)
       └Acanthemblemaria (Genus)
        └A. aspera (Species)

Gobies & Blennies
Tube Blennies

Roughhead Blenny (Male)

Roughhead Blenny (Female)

Spinyhead Blenny

Sailfin Blenny



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