ID on colorful Florida fish

[smr_hga]

Caught this small guy (7 inches) on a piece of shrimp earlier this afternoon fishing a causeway during some wet conditions. Haven’t been able to ID the species yet, I’m thinking it’s some sort of blenny but that’s all I got, does anyone know what this is?

[Bluegillslayer]

Sick ?

[ArthurLK11]

Blenny for sure. However I can't say what exact species. They have so many color morphs and variations, even by gender of the same species, that I can't tell them apart. 

[soflabasser]

On 5/27/2020 at 6:18 PM, smr_hga said:

Caught this small guy (7 inches) on a piece of shrimp earlier this afternoon fishing a causeway during some wet conditions. Haven’t been able to ID the species yet, I’m thinking it’s some sort of blenny but that’s all I got, does anyone know what this is?

This fish appears to be a hairy blenny. I have caught them while fishing in the ocean in central Florida.