sailfin signal blenny
Emblemaria piratica Ginsburg, 1942
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The sailfin signal blenny (Emblemaria piratica) is a species of tube-dwelling blenny part of the family Chaenopsidae found in the eastern Pacific Ocean extending from southern Mexico to Panama. Due to their name as tube blennies, members of the family commonly forage on small benthic invertebrates such as barnacles, mollusks, zooplankton and polychaete tube worms. The species is known for its large prominent spiny dorsal fin and sexual dimorphism found between both genders. Notably sexual dimorphism is common across the family Chaenopsidae with varying degrees of variation that is used in territorial and courtship displays.
Wikipedia contributors, Emblemaria piratica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:38:12.705503+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Emblemaria piratica Ginsburg, 1942
- Name authority
- Ginsburg, 1942
- Common name
- sailfin signal 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyChaenopsidae Gill, 1865
- genusEmblemaria Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- speciesEmblemaria piratica Ginsburg, 1942
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Emblemaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| banner blennyEmblemaria atlantica Jordan & Evermann, 1898 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria caldwelli Stephens, 1970 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria culmenis Stephens, 1970 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf signal blennyEmblemaria hypacanthus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pirate blennyEmblemaria piratula Ginsburg & Reid, 1942 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria australis Ramos, Rocha & Rocha, 2003 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria biocellata Stephens, 1970 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria caycedoi Acero P., 1984 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria hudsoni Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria hyltoni Johnson & Greenfield, 1976 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emblemaria nivipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sailfin blennyEmblemaria pandionis Evermann & Marsh, 1900 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Ginsburg, I. (1942). Seven new American fishes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 32 (12): 364–370. 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:39G27. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.