Emblemaria biocellata

Emblemaria biocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. biocellata
Binomial name
Emblemaria biocellata
Stephens, 1970

Emblemaria biocellata, known commonly as the Twospot blenny in the United States,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Emblemaria.[2] It is found in coral reefs around Venezuela, French Guiana, and Colombia, in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1970.[3] Male Emblemaria biocellata can reach a maximum length of 3.8 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 4.1 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Emblemaria biocellata at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Emblemaria biocellata at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Stephens, J.S., Jr., 1970 (1 June) [ref. 6994] Seven new chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic. Copeia 1970 (no. 2): 280-309.