Species: Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi, False papillose blenny
spots on throat & behind eyes
upper body - alternating rows dark spots
Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974
False papillose blenny
Body elongate; short blunt head; short knobby spines on a pair of ridges from snout to between eyes; no papillae between eyes; multiple rows of well-developed teeth on side of roof of mouth; 1 pair of moderately branched cirri over eyes that lack fingers; nostrils with cirri; dorsal fin XXI-XXIV, 16-19, front of fin with fleshy flap, no notch between spiny and soft parts; anal fin II, 25-28; pelvics I (internal), 2-3, inserted before pectoral base; all fin rays unbranched; no lateral line; no scales.
Mid-brown to yellowish; small irregular dark & pale spots behind eyes and on throat; several alternating rows of dark brown spots along upper side of body; a dark blotch between dorsal spine I-IV, fin without pale spots; a yellow stripe along the border of the spinous dorsal,
Reaches 4 cm.
Lives in holes on patch reefs in clear water.
Depth range: 1-14 m.
W to Central Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Barnacles & worm tubes
- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Caribbean endemic
- Island (s)
- Continent
- GC endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- All species..
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 4
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 14
