Emblemaria pandionis

Emblemaria pandionis, the sailfin blenny, is a species of marine fish from the family Chaenopsidae.[2] It occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.[1] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.[3]

Sailfin blenny

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. pandionis
Binomial name
Emblemaria pandionis
Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Eytan, R.I. & Smith, M.L. (2014). "Emblemaria pandionis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104136A46958866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104136A46958866.en.
  2. Emblemaria pandionis Evermann & Marsh, 1900. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Emblemaria pandionis" in FishBase. January 2019 version.


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