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The Tube,
Pike or Flag Blennies, Family
Chaenopsidae
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By Bob Fenner
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Acanthemblemaria
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The Pike, Tube or Flag Blennies, family
Chaenopsidae ("Key-Nop-Sah-Dee") have elongated scaleless
bodies that are compressed somewhat side to side, no lateral lines;
modified for living in tube-like tunnels. Nine genera with at least
eighty species, Atlantic and Pacific. Acanthemblemaria, Chaenopsis,
Coralliocetus, Hemiemblemaria, Emblemaria &
Protemblemaria are sold, mainly to reef keepers.
Genus Acanthemblemaria:
Acanthemblemaria aspera Metzelaar 1919
(Longley 1927), the Roughhead Blenny. Tropical West Atlantic. To 1
1/4" long. Conspicuous cirri above eyes; orange iris Color
variable. Here in a hole in Key
Largo. A yellow variant below in Cozumel.
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| Acanthemblemaria castroi Stephans &
Hobson 1966, the Galapagos Barnacle Blenny. Southeast Pacific:
endemic to the Galapagos Islands. To two inches in length. Here in
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| Acanthemblemaria hancocki Myers and
Reed 1936, Hancock's Blenny. Costa Rica and Panama. To 4.5 cm.
Costa Rica (Pacific side) 2011; below by DiF in Cabo San
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| Acanthemblemaria maria Bohlke 1961, Secretary Blenny.
To 2". Western Central Atlantic; Bahamas to Tobago. Reef-associated. Here in
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Genus Coralliozetus:
| Coralliozetus bahamensis (Stephens 1961); the
Blackhead Blenny. A male at
right in St.
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Genus Emblemaria:
D.S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert,
1883
Emblemaria pandionis, Sailfin Blenny. Tail
dorsal sailfin. Teardrop shaped iris. To 2.5", tropical W. Atlantic. At
right, a male in captivity and a female in Roatan,
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Genus Hemiemblemaria:
| Hemiemblemaria simulus Hildebrand 1940, Wrasse
Blenny. Tube dweller that sneaks out mimicking female Blue-Headed Wrasses to
nip other fishes... also a consumer of copepods. To 4 inches max. length.
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| Neoclinus blanchardi (Girard 1858), the Sarcastic
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