Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Chaenopsidae (Family) Tube Blennies
      └Acanthemblemaria (Genus)
       └A. aspera (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279443🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131510🔗

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