Emblemaria piratula
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Emblemaria piratula, known commonly as the Pirate blenny in Puerto Rico
and the United States
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Emblemaria
. It was named by I. Ginsburg and Gordon McGregor Reid
in 1942, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. It is found in coral reef
s in the western central Atlantic ocean. It is a commercial aquarium
fish.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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 was named by I. Ginsburg and Gordon McGregor Reid
Gordon McGregor Reid
Gordon McGregor Reid is the Director General and Chief Executive of the North of England Zoological Society, popularly known as Chester Zoo....
in 1942, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. 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 in the western central Atlantic ocean. It is a commercial aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
fish.