Emblemaria piratica

Emblemaria piratica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. piratica
Binomial name
Emblemaria piratica
Ginsburg, 1942

Emblemaria piratica, the Sailfin signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found from southern Mexico to Panama, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[1]

References

  • Ginsburg, I. 1942 (15 Dec.) Seven new American fishes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 32 (no. 12): 364-370.
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemaria piratica" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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