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sailfin blenny

Emblemaria pandionis Evermann & Marsh, 1900

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Sailifn Blenny gets its name from the dorsal fin that flashed as it jumps in an out of its protective hole. One can find the blenny flaring it fin in the distance to mark its territory. When close together, the fish often fight and flash their fins for dominance.

Sailifn Blenny gets its name from the dorsal fin that flashed as it jumps in an out of its protective hole. One can find the blenny flaring it fin in the distance to mark its territory. When close together, the fish often fight and flash their fins for dominance.

Matthew Hoelscher · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

Emblemaria pandionis, the sailfin blenny, is a species of marine fish from the family Chaenopsidae. It occurs in the Caribbean Sea. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.

Wikipedia contributors, Emblemaria pandionis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:17:00.691149+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Emblemaria pandionis Evermann & Marsh, 1900
Name authority
Evermann & Marsh, 1900
Common name
sailfin blenny
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Blenniiformes
Family
Chaenopsidae
Genus
Emblemaria
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderBlenniiformes
  11. familyChaenopsidae Gill, 1865
  12. genusEmblemaria Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
  13. speciesEmblemaria pandionis Evermann & Marsh, 1900

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Emblemaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
banner blennyEmblemaria atlantica Jordan & Evermann, 1898ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria caldwelli Stephens, 1970ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria culmenis Stephens, 1970ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gulf signal blennyEmblemaria hypacanthus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
pirate blennyEmblemaria piratula Ginsburg & Reid, 1942ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria australis Ramos, Rocha & Rocha, 2003ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria biocellata Stephens, 1970ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria caycedoi Acero P., 1984ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria hudsoni Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria hyltoni Johnson & Greenfield, 1976ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emblemaria nivipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1883ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
sailfin signal blennyEmblemaria piratica Ginsburg, 1942ChaenopsidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 78 records assigned to Chaenopsidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Evermann, B. W.; Marsh M. C. (1900). The fishes of Porto Rico. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]: 49–350, Pls. 1–49. [Special printing as a separate in 1900 to which it dates; published in 1902 in Bulletin; see p. xiii in Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., v. 20.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:39G26. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.