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Emblemaria diphyodontis
Emblemaria diphyodontis Stephens & Cervigón, 1970
Venezuelan blenny

Family:  Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Known only from Cubagua Island off Venezuela.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 20-22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 22-24
Biology:  A shallow water species found on bottoms with coarse sand or rubble and shells of mollusks.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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