Species: Emblemariopsis randalli, Randall’s blenny
cirri: nasal short flap, eye none
anus in large black patch
Emblemariopsis randalli Cervigón, 1965
Randall’s blenny
Body elongate and compressed; head short and blunt, without spines; snout a little pointed, not depressed, upper profile straight, rear part of nasal bones with a crest; nape profile slightly convex; nasal cirrus a short flap, no cirrus over eye; mouth oblique, ends under rear edge of eye; jaws with an outer row of small pointed teeth, a band of tiny sharp teeth at the front of both jaws behind the outer row; 1 row of 5-6 large canine teeth on each side of roof of mouth; front of roof of mouth with 10-12 small teeth; dorsal fin origin nearer eye than edge of operculum, XXI, 12-13, front of fin not greatly elevated, spines increasing in size from front to back; anal fin II, 20-22; last ray of dorsal and anal fins joined to tail base by a membrane; pectoral fin 14; pelvics I (internal), 3, inserted before pectoral base, much shorter than pectorals; tail fin rounded; all fin rays unbranched; no lateral line; no scales.
Female: transparent yellowish, finely speckled with black; a series of small black spots (sometimes ringed with pink or orange) along base of dorsal fin; eye pale, with an oblique dark cross bar: an obvious black blotch rings the anus and may extend forwards along the belly; front of dorsal fin tricolored, lower half black, a white stripe above that, outer part orange-red, rest of fin transparent or pinkish; front of anal fin with a wide black stripe along its outer part; tail and pectoral fins transparent. Male: like female, but with head and front of body dark grey-brown, general body color darker than in females, brighter tricolors at front of dorsal fin; rest of spiny dorsal fin and anal fin dark grey-brown.
Reaches 3.4 cm.
Lives on rocky and coral reefs.
Depth range: 5-15 m.
SE 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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- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic worms
- Data
- Zooplankton
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC endemic
- Continent
- All species..
- Caribbean endemic
- Continent only
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Data deficient
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 3.4
- Depth Range Min
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- 5
- Depth Range Max
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- 15
