Species: Emblemariopsis bahamensis, Blackhead blenny
no eye cirrus
female: translucent; cheek - white dots
Emblemariopsis bahamensis Stephens, 1961
Blackhead blenny
Body elongate; head blunt, snout depressed, with a pair of smooth bony ridges; 1 row of 5-9 teeth on each side of roof of mouth; no cirrus over eye; dorsal fin XX-XXI, 12-13, first 3 spines closer together than remaining spines,1st spine shorter than 2nd and 3rd in both sexes, spines V-X longest; spines not declining in size to rear of fin, spiny part of fin distinctly lower than soft part, without a notch between the two parts; anal fin II, 21; pectoral rays 13; pelvics I (internal), 3, inserted before pectoral base, much shorter than pectorals; all fin rays unbranched; no lateral line; no scales.
Male: head, front half of body and dorsal fin, and front half of base of anal fin black to dark brown, with white dots; light grey behind that. Female translucent; cheek & opercle with white spots; spinal column with alternating short dark and white dashes; a row of dark spots along top and bottom body profiles.
Reaches 3 cm.
Lives in sheltered patch-reefs.
Depth range: 1-13 m.
The Bahamas to the NE Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
- Data
- Mobile benthic worms
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC endemic
- Island (s) only
- All species..
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 3
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 13
