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Genus: Ekemblemaria, Moth Blenny, Tube Blennies


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eye cirrus: 1, branched
front head pitted, rough
D XXVII, 11, no notch
side roof mouth - 1 row teeth
pelvics < pectorals

EKEMBLEMARIA

TUBE BLENNIES

Elongate, head short, blunt; bones on snout and under eyes pitted & rough, but without spines or bony ridges; no longitudinal bony ridges on snout; 1 palm-like cirrus over eye, none on nape; 1 row of teeth on each side of roof of mouth; dorsal fin XXVII, 11, without notch between spiny and soft parts; pelvic fins shorter than pectorals, I (internal), 2-3, inserted before pectoral base; all fin rays unbranched; no lateral line; no scales.

A neotropical genus with 3 species; 1 endemic in our region.