Hancock's Blenny
Acanthemblemaria hancocki
Also known as: Barnacle Blenny, Chaenopsid Blenny, Hancock's Barnacle Blenny, Panamic Barnacle Blenny
- Barnacle Blenny
- Chaenopsid Blenny
- Hancock's Barnacle Blenny
- Panamic Barnacle Blenny
Overview
Found in crevices, of dead and live corals, also abandoned clam shells, and worm tubes, (hence the name tube-blennies) over very shallow, exposed, rocky shores, rich in red algae.
Eastern Central Pacific - Costa Rica, Panama
Often found in the aquarium trade.
Chaenopsid Blennies also called tube blennies because they often make their nests in abandoned worm holes and clams especially at breeding time. These blennies lack scales and have a high front Dorsal Fin
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How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Central Pacific
- Country only · 5
Found in crevices, of dead and live corals, also abandoned clam shells, and worm tubes, (hence the name tube-blennies) over very shallow, exposed, rocky shores, rich in red algae.
Adult photos 5
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