Secretary Blenny
Acanthemblemaria maria
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 5.1 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A tube blenny of limestone reef slopes, the secretary blenny backs into an abandoned worm hole and peers out, darting up to grab passing plankton. It shares its ground with brain corals, sea fans and urchins and stays a tiny five centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Chaenopsidae › Acanthemblemaria
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279457.
FAQ
- Is the Secretary Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Secretary Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Secretary Blenny get?
- The Secretary Blenny grows to about 5.1 cm.