Stathmonotus stahli
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Stathmonotus stahli, known commonly as the Eelgrass blenny in the Bahamas, Barbados
, Cuba
, Puerto Rico
(where it is also known as the Seagrass blenny), and the United States
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Stathmonotus
. It is found in coral reef
s in the western Atlantic ocean. It was named by B.W. Evermann and M.C. Marsh in 1899, and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
(where it is also known as the Seagrass blenny), and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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 Stathmonotus
Stathmonotus
Stathmonotus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.-Species:* Panamanian worm blenny, Stathmonotus culebrai * Naked blenny, Stathmonotus gymnodermis...
. 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 in the western Atlantic ocean. It was named by B.W. Evermann and M.C. Marsh in 1899, and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.