| Emblemaria piratula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Emblemaria |
| Species: | E. piratula |
| Binomial name | |
| Emblemaria piratula Ginsburg & Reid, 1942 |
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Emblemaria piratula, known commonly as the Pirate blenny in Puerto Rico and the United States,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Emblemaria.[2] It was named by I. Ginsburg and Gordon McGregor Reid in 1942,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] It is a commercial aquarium fish.[2]