Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spinyhead Blenny
Acanthemblemaria spinosa
Spinyhead Blenny
Category: Tube Blennies
Scientific Name: Acanthemblemaria spinosa
Size: 0.75 to 1 in. (1.9 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 20-30 ft. (6-10 m)
Distribution: South Florida, 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. spinosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 254883🔗
iNaturalist ID: 192654🔗

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