''Emblemariopsis dianae'', the Orangeflag blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in

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s around Belize, in the western central

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ocean. It can reach a maximum length of

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. The

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honours Diane M. Tyler, a researcher into the

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of blennies in the

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Chaenopsidae The blenny, blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies, and flagblennies, all percomorpha, percomorph marine fish in the order Blenniiformes. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North America, North to South ...

and the wife of James Chase Tyler.

References

* Tyler, J.C. and P.A. Hastings, 2004 ''Emblemariopsis dianae, a new species of chaenopsid fish from the western Caribbean off Belize (Blennioidei).'' Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 8 (no. 2): 49–60. dianae Fauna of Belize Fish described in 2004 {{Chaenopsidae-stub