''Emblemariopsis diaphana'', the glass blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in

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s in the

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, in the western central

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ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. The

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refers to this species being "largely translucent" in life, although this is lost in preserved specimens. ''E. diaphana'' is the

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of the

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Emblemariopsis ''Emblemariopsis'' is a genus of Flagblenny, flagblennies found throughout the Atlantic ocean. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''Emblemariopsis arawak'' Benjamin C. Victor, Victor, 2010 * ''Emblemariopsis baham ...

''.

References

* Longley, W.H., 1927 (Dec.) ''Observations upon the ecology of Tortugas fishes with notes upon the taxonomy of species new or little known. (Definition of three new genera and two species).'' Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 26: 222–224. diaphana Taxa named by William Harding Longley Fish described in 1927 {{Chaenopsidae-stub