Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927)

Roughhead blenny

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Chaenopsidae
Synonyms	Paremblemaria aspera, Acanthemblemaria arborescens, ... more
Common names	粗头棘胎鳚, 粗頭棘胎鳚, ... more

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Main reference

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 20°N - 10°N, 90°W - 58°W (Ref. 56264)

Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to the Greater Antilles and Panama. Antilles and western Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Almost always found in holes of corals. Feed on amphipods and copepods (Ref. 5521). Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Eggs are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter and are brooded by the male parent (Ref. 56066).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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