Acanthemblemaria maria, the secretary blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in shallow seas in the western central Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm (2.0 in) TL.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Secretary Blenny being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acanthemblemaria aspera
- Acanthemblemaria spinosa
- Acanthemblemaria macrospilus
- Emblemaria pandionis
- Parablennius postoculomaculatus
- Acanthemblemaria atrata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Acanthemblemaria
- Species
- Acanthemblemaria maria
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