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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Emblemaria: Latin, emblema = insertion, inlaid work, raised ornament (Ref. 45335); australis: australis in allusion to the distribution of the species, the only member of the genus known to occur in the South Atlantic (Ref. 47837).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 47837). Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 35; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22. 3 obvious pelvic fin rays and lacking a flag like flap on the dorsal fin. First dorsal fin spine of males elongate, almost always twice as long as second spine. Palatine teeth 12-15, usually 14. Subdivided supraorbital cirrus in males (Ref. 47837).
Found over rubble and sand bottoms (Ref. 47837).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ramos, R.T.C., C.R. Rocha and L.A. Rocha, 2003. New species of Emblemaria (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae) from northern Brazil. Copeia 2003(1):95-98. (Ref. 47837)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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