Spikefin Glass Blenny
Emblemariopsis carib
Also known as: Caribbean Blenny, Caribbean Flag Blenny, Chaenopsid Blenny, Glass Blenny
- Caribbean Blenny
- Caribbean Flag Blenny
- Chaenopsid Blenny
- Glass Blenny
Overview
Found in crevices, or over dead and live corals, also abandoned clam shells and worm tubes ,(hence the name tube blennies) over fine white sand patches, of coral reefs.
This blenny is almost impossible to distinguish from at least six other similar blennies without collecting and examining!
Chaenopsid Blennies also called tube blennies because they often make their nests in abandoned worm holes and clams especially at breeding time. These blennies lack scales and have a high front Dorsal Fin.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found in crevices, or over dead and live corals, also abandoned clam shells and worm tubes ,(hence the name tube blennies) over fine white sand patches, of coral reefs.
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