Caribbean blenny

Emblemaria caldwelli

Two Point Six Centimeters Blenny of the Caribbean Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Emblemaria caldwelli, the Caribbean blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around the Bahamas, Belize, Honduras and Jamaica, in the western central Atlantic ocean. The specific name honours David K. Caldwell, Director of Marineland Research Laboratory, St. Augustine, Florida in gratitude for the loan of specimens.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Maximum length: 2.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Belize, Honduras and Jamaica.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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