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Protemblemaria punctata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Chaenopsidae
Genus:	Protemblemaria
Species:	P. punctata
Binomial name
Protemblemaria punctata Cervigón, 1966

Protemblemaria punctata, the warthead blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny endemic to the Atlantic coast of northeast Venezuela where it is found on shallow, sandy bottoms down to a depth of 20 metres (66 ft). This fish can reach a maximum size of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.

References

• Cervigón, F. 1966. Los peces marinos de Venezuela (2 vols.). Estacion de. Investigaciones Marihas de Margarita, Caracas. Fundación Cientifica Los Roques. 1-951.

1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2015). "Protemblemaria punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18374A67924325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18374A67924325.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protemblemaria punctata". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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