Ridge blenny
📖 Overview
Ridge blenny (Emblemaria culmenis), first described by Stephens, 1970 is a small fish in the family Chaenopsidae (order Blenniiformes). Adults typically reach 5.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal soft rays: 24. Pair of obvious bony ridges on rear half of interorbital region.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ridge blenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 64 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: known only from the holotype taken off Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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