Emblemariopsis Occidentalis
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''Emblemariopsis occidentalis'', the flagfin blenny, blackfin blenny or redspine blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around the
Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...
,
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
, and the
Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Caribbean region of the Americas. They are distinguished from the larger islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They form an arc w ...
, in the western
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...
ocean. Males of this species can reach a maximum length of SL, while females can reach a maximum length of .


References

* Stephens, J.S., Jr., 1970 (1 June) ''Seven new chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic.'' Copeia 1970 (no. 2): 280–309. occidentalis Fish of the Lesser Antilles Marine fauna of North America Marine fish of Brazil Fauna of the Bahamas Taxa named by John S. Stephens Jr. Fish described in 1970 {{Chaenopsidae-stub