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Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Emblemaria piratica © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Emblemaria piratica 3 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features snout: 2 rows tubercles male: dorsal fin black and orange male: head black, eye red female: pale, white flecks, brown spots Dorsal rays XX-XXI, 13-14 (total elements 34-35); anal rays II, 21-23; pectoral rays 13; spines absent on top of head; two longitudinal bony ridges on snout broken into distinct tubercles; pelvic fins longer than pectoral fins; spiny dorsal fin strongly elevated and sail-like in males, only first 3 spines elongated in females; 3-5 small flag-like flaps on anterior edge of basal part of first dorsal spine of adult males; membranes between first 4 dorsal spines of males slightly to deeply incised. Males with dark brown head and lighter brown body, sides with faint brown bars and white flecks; dorsal fin of males black at front, before an area with broad yellow or red zones between diagonal black bands; females generally pale, somewhat translucent with midlateral row of brown spots and numerous white flecks. Size: attains 4 cm. Inhabits empty mollusc tubes on sand-rubble bottoms. Depth: 5-30 m. Mazatlan, Mexico to Panama. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 30 m. Depth Range Min: 5 m. Diet: zooplankton; pelagic fish eggs. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=22; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-106; Eastern limit=-79; Latitudinal range=14; Longitudinal range=27. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only; Barnacles & worm tubes. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 4 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Mexican + Panamic provinces endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Allen , G.R. and Robertson, D.R., 1994., Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific., Crawford House Press Pty Ltd:1-332. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Ginsburg, I., 1942., Seven new American fishes., J. Wash. Acad.Sci., 32:364-370. Hastings, P.A., 2000., Biogeography of the Tropical Eastern Pacific: distribution and phylogeny of chaenopsid fishes., Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 128:319-335. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. 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