HomeMarine aquarium fishOther marine fishSailfin blenny Sailfin blenny (Emblemaria pandionis) Scientific name: Emblemaria pandionis Evermann & Marsh, 1900 The Sailfin blenny (Emblemaria pandionis) is a marine fish of the family Chaenopsidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and northern Gulf of Mexico (Florida and Texas, USA) to northern South America. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. Female light tan with scattered small pale spots and dark flecks; dorsal fin with diagonal broken dark lines anteriorly; males darker in general, especially the outer half of the spinous portion of the dorsal fin. Palatine teeth 10-12.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameEmblemaria pandionisFamilyChaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length5.0Depth range1–12 m (3–39 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 12 mClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Atlantic: Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and northern Gulf of Mexico (Florida and Texas, USA) to northern South America.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercial More other marine fishPirate blennyEmblemaria piratulaYellowface pikeblennyChaenopsis limbaughiOrangethroat pikeblennyChaenopsis alepidotaWrasse blennyHemiemblemaria simulusGiant kelpfishHeterostichus rostratusRoughhead blennyAcanthemblemaria asperaSee all other marine fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026