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Acanthemblemaria aspera

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Acanthemblemaria aspera
Adult male
Adult female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Species:
A. aspera
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria aspera
(Longley, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Paremblemaria aspera Longley, 1927
  • Acanthemblemaria arborescens Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928

Acanthemblemaria aspera, the roughhead blenny, is a species of blenny native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. Typical length is 19 mm (0.75 in) for adult males and 21 mm (0.83 in) for females.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Acanthemblemaria aspera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104116A48384309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104116A48384309.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthemblemaria aspera". FishBase. February 2013 version.