Emblemaria vitta
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Emblemaria vitta, known commonly as the Ribbon blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Emblemaria
. It is found around Navassa Island
, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It was named by J.T. Williams in 2002. The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.
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 around Navassa Island
Navassa Island
Navassa Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea, claimed as an unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States, which administers it through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Haiti, which claims to have had sovereignty over Navassa since 1801, also claims the island...
, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It was named by J.T. Williams in 2002. The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.