Roughhead Blenny
Acanthemblemaria aspera
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 4 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A tiny tube blenny that almost never leaves the coral hole it calls home, peering out with only its rough crowned head showing. It snaps up amphipods and copepods drifting past and grows to just four centimetres. The male broods the eggs stuck to the walls of his burrow.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Chaenopsidae › Acanthemblemaria
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279443.
FAQ
- Is the Roughhead Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Roughhead Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Roughhead Blenny get?
- The Roughhead Blenny grows to about 4 cm.