Emblemariopsis Signifer
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''Emblemariopsis signifer'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in
coral reef A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Co ...
s in the western
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
ocean. It can reach a maximum length of SL. This species is preyed on by
Horse-eye jack The horse-eye jack (''Caranx latus''), also known as the big-eye jack, is a game fish and minor commercial fish in the family Carangidae. Its appearance is similar to that of the crevalle jack, although the horse-eye jack's head is not as blunt. ...
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References

* Ginsburg, I. 1942 (15 Dec.) ''Seven new American fishes.'' Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 32 (no. 12): 364–370.
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Fish described in 1942 Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Taxa named by Isaac Ginsburg {{Chaenopsidae-stub