Whiteback signal blenny (Emblemaria nivipes)

Scientific name: Emblemaria nivipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1883

Whiteback signal blenny (Emblemaria nivipes)

The Whiteback signal blenny (Emblemaria nivipes) is a marine fish of the family Chaenopsidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Costa Rica, including Cocos Island to Panama and Gorgona Island, Colombia.

Biology

Inhabits empty mollusk tubes on sand-rubble bottoms. Feeds on zooplankton.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Emblemaria nivipes
Family
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.2
Depth range
5–30 m (16–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica, including Cocos Island to Panama and Gorgona Island, Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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