Emblemaria biocellata
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Emblemaria biocellata, known commonly as the Twospot blenny in the United States
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Emblemaria
. It is found in coral reef
s around Venezuela
, French Guiana
, and Colombia
, in the western Atlantic Ocean
. It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1970. Male Emblemaria biocellata can reach a maximum length of 3.8 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 4.1 centimetres.
United States
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, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
Chaenopsidae
The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America...
in the genus Emblemaria
Emblemaria
Emblemaria is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found throughout the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.-Species:* Banner blenny, Emblemaria atlantica * Emblemaria australis...
. It is found in coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s around Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
, and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, in the western Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1970. Male Emblemaria biocellata can reach a maximum length of 3.8 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 4.1 centimetres.