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Caribbean flagfin blenny

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Caribbean flagfin blenny
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemariopsis
Species:
E. carib
Binomial name
Emblemariopsis carib
Victor, 2010

The Caribbean flagfin blenny (Emblemariopsis carib) is a species of chaenopsid blenny known from tropical reefs in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. This species reaches a length of 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) SL.[2]

Etymology

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The species epithet refers to the Carib people of the Antilles.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2015). "Emblemariopsis carib". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194087A67936705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194087A67936705.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Emblemariopsis carib". FishBase. February 2013 version.