Acanthemblemaria medusa
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Acanthemblemaria medusa, known commonly as the Medusa blenny in the United States
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Acanthemblemaria
. It is found in coral reef
s around Lesser Antilles
, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It was named by W.F. Smith-Vaniz and F.J. Palacio in 1974, and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.
United States
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, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
Chaenopsidae
The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America...
in the genus Acanthemblemaria
Acanthemblemaria
Acanthemblemaria is a genus of fish in the Chaenopsidae family.It contains the following species:* Acanthemblemaria aspera -- roughhead blenny * Acanthemblemaria atrata Hastings and Robertson, 1999...
. It is found in coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s around Lesser Antilles
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It was named by W.F. Smith-Vaniz and F.J. Palacio in 1974, and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.