Species: Emblemariopsis carib, Carib blenny

center snout - short dark line
male D: spine I reaches XI, top edge concave, red & white

D spine 1: 4-6 black & white stripes
Emblemariopsis carib Victor 2010
Carib blenny
Body elongate; head short and blunt, without spines; snout with a pair of smooth bony ridges; 1 unbranched cirrus over eye, shorter than eye; 1 unbranched nasal cirrus that is longer than the nasal tube; 1 row of teeth on each side of roof of mouth; dorsal fin XIX-XXI, 10-12, 1st 3 dorsal spines close, 1st 2 closest, a gap between spines III-IV, spine I >/= spine II, spine IV is shortest, fin notched at spine IV in females and immatures; in mature male 1st 2 spines longer than spine XII, reaching past spine XI, front of fin with a concave (not notched) outline, no notch between spines and rays, anal fin II, 19-20; pectoral rays 13; pelvics I (internal), 3, inserted before pectoral base, much shorter than pectorals, longest ray not reaching the anus; all fin rays unbranched; no lateral line; no scales.
Female & immature male: transparent; red-orange pigment on the top of the head and iris; center of snout with a short, thin dark midline line that reaches at most to the level of the rear nostril: chest and belly bright white, with a red/dark saddle in the center; spinal column with alternating long red/dark and short white streaks extending to he tail; dorsal fin - spine I with 3-4 black and white bands, membranes of 1st 2 spines grey to white (female) to clear (male); white blotches on face, bases of pectorals and pelvics; white spots on body along bases of dorsal and anal fins. Mature male: dorsal fin with 1st spine with 5-6 black and white bands, outer edge of dorsal from spines I-II to I-V with an orange stripe bordered above and below by a white line, rest of fin dark; when breeding head and front of body blackish; tip of eye cirrus often white; base of dorsal fin black.
Reaches less than 2 cm.
Lives on live and dead massive corals on reefs.
Depth range: 1-8 m.
The E to 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
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic worms
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Zooplankton
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s) only
- Antilles endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- 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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- 2
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 8