Whiteback signal blenny

Emblemaria nivipes

Data Deficient Blenny of Colombian Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Emblemaria nivipes, the whiteback signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Costa Rica and Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Maximum length: 4.2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica, including Cocos Island to Panama and Gorgona Island, Colombia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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