Emblemaria piratica

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.[2]

Emblemaria piratica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. piratica
Binomial name
Emblemaria piratica
Ginsburg, 1942

References

  • Ginsburg, I. 1942 (15 Dec.) Seven new American fishes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 32 (no. 12): 364–370.
  1. Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Emblemaria piratica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183628A8147413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183628A8147413.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Emblemaria piratica" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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