Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sailfin Blenny
Emblemaria pandionis
Sailfin Blenny
Category: Tube Blennies
Scientific Name: Emblemaria pandionis
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Blenniiformes (Order)
      └Chaenopsidae (Family)
       └Emblemaria (Genus)
        └E. pandionis (Species)

Gobies & Blennies
Tube Blennies

Sailfin Blenny

Roughhead Blenny (Male)

Roughhead Blenny (Female)

Spinyhead Blenny



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