Colombian blenny

Emblemaria caycedoi

Three Point Eight Centimeters Blenny of Western Central Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Emblemaria caycedoi, the Colombian blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Venezuela and Isla de Providencia, Colombia, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. The specific name honours the young marine biologist Enrique Caycedo Lara, who died in 1978.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Maximum length: 3.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Isla de Providencia (Colombia) and Venezuela (Ref. 47837 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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