Emblemariopsis diaphana explained

Emblemariopsis diaphana, the glass blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4cm (02inches) TL. The specific name refers to this species being "largely translucent" in life, although this is lost in preserved specimens.^[1] E. diaphana is the type species of the genus Emblemariopsis.

References

• Longley, W.H., 1927 (Dec.) Observations upon the ecology of Tortugas fishes with notes upon the taxonomy of species new or little known. (Definition of three new genera and two species). Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 26: 222–224.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE . ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 10 November 2018 . 14 April 2019.