Pirate blenny (Emblemaria piratula)

Scientific name: Emblemaria piratula Ginsburg & Reid, 1942

Pirate blenny (Emblemaria piratula)

The Pirate blenny (Emblemaria piratula) is a marine fish of the family Chaenopsidae.

Biology

Occurs from the shoreline to deep rocky and coral reefs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Emblemaria piratula
Family
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
0–30 m (0–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico in USA. Believed to have a continental distribution but has since been reported from Belize (provisional identification), Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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