''Emblemaria'' is a genus of
chaenopsid blennies found throughout the
Pacific
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and
Atlantic
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oceans.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
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Emblemaria atlantica
''Emblemaria atlantica'', the banner blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic
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D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 (Banner blenny)
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Emblemaria australis''
R. T. C. Ramos, C. R. Rocha & L. A. Rocha, 2003
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Emblemaria biocellata''
J. S. Stephens, 1970 (Twospot blenny)
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Emblemaria caldwelli''
J. S. Stephens, 1970 (Caribbean blenny)
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Emblemaria caycedoi''
Acero P., 1984 (Colombian blenny)
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Emblemaria culmenis''
J. S. Stephens, 1970 (Ridge blenny)
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Emblemaria diphyodontis''
J. S. Stephens & Cervigón, 1970 (Venezuelan blenny)
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Emblemaria hudsoni''
Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917
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Emblemaria hyltoni''
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& D. W. Greenfield, 1976 (Filament blenny)
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Emblemaria hypacanthus''
( O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Gulf signal blenny)
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Emblemaria nivipes''
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883 (Whiteback signal blenny)
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Emblemaria pandionis''
Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (Sailfin blenny)
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Emblemaria piratica''
Ginsburg, 1942 (Sailfin signal blenny)
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Emblemaria piratula''
Ginsburg & Reid
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, 1942 (Pirate blenny)
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Emblemaria vitta''
J. T. Williams, 2002 (Ribbon blenny)
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Emblemaria walkeri
''Emblemaria walkeri'', the elusive signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. The s ...
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J. S. Stephens, 1963 (Elusive signal blenny)
References
Chaenopsidae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert
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