roughhead blenny
Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthemblemaria aspera, the roughhead blenny, is a species of blenny native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. Typical length is 19 mm (0.75 in) for adult males and 21 mm (0.83 in) for females.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthemblemaria aspera; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:10.898053+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927)
- Name authority
- (Longley, 1927)
- Common name
- roughhead blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Acanthemblemaria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyChaenopsidae Gill, 1865
- genusAcanthemblemaria Metzelaar, 1919
- speciesAcanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthemblemaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthemblemaria betinensis Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| browncheek blennyAcanthemblemaria crockeri Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthemblemaria exilispinus Stephens, 1963 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthemblemaria hastingsi Lin & Galland, 2010 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthemblemaria medusa Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthemblemaria rivasi Stephens, 1970 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spinyhead blennyAcanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1919 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthemblemaria harpeza Williams, 2002 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican barnacle blennyAcanthemblemaria macrospilus Brock, 1940 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paremblemaria aspera Longley, 1927 Longley, 1927 | synonym |
| Acanthemblemaria arborescens Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928 Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928 | synonym |
| Acanthemblemaria asper (Longley, 1927) (Longley, 1927) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279443 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8THX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.