Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation
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This small blenny is mainly found on live coral surfaces, terminal males are often found in holes, also typically in living coral heads.
Emblemariopsis leptocirris appears to be the most common glass blenny within its range (base 500 underwater photos.
The identification of this glass blenny is clearly facilitated by the presence of cirrus, as the other species with a cirrus there are the rare (and conspicuous underwater) greenish-blue-golden Emblemariopsis ruetzleri and the rare Emblemariopsis dianae, which occurs only on the middle shelf of Belize and on the Bay Islands of Honduras.
The numerous photos of Emblemariopsis leptocirris show variation in the height of the first dorsal-fin spine in the IP, usually with size, as well as in the pectoral-fin ground pattern and the skull pattern, which varies in the intensities and shadings of the different bands.
Source:
Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation
Review of the glass blennies (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae: Emblemariopsis) with two new species from the Caribbean Sea
Benjamin C. Victor
2020, Volume 37
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Emblemariopsis leptocirris appears to be the most common glass blenny within its range (base 500 underwater photos.
The identification of this glass blenny is clearly facilitated by the presence of cirrus, as the other species with a cirrus there are the rare (and conspicuous underwater) greenish-blue-golden Emblemariopsis ruetzleri and the rare Emblemariopsis dianae, which occurs only on the middle shelf of Belize and on the Bay Islands of Honduras.
The numerous photos of Emblemariopsis leptocirris show variation in the height of the first dorsal-fin spine in the IP, usually with size, as well as in the pectoral-fin ground pattern and the skull pattern, which varies in the intensities and shadings of the different bands.
Source:
Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation
Review of the glass blennies (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae: Emblemariopsis) with two new species from the Caribbean Sea
Benjamin C. Victor
2020, Volume 37
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
