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BLACKEDGE TRIPLEFIN (Enneanectes atrorus) < 4 cm / 1.5 in
on slo in snout. all foredorsal n is usuall hite. i e o li ue od ars last three dar er nal is ider at to .
Many blennies across the Caribbean appear so similar that identi cation underwater is often tentative. There are many regional varieties and the exact range of each species is still unknown. They are placed into what is called a species complex , such as the lass Blennies pictured below .
FLAGFIN GLASS BLENNY (Emblemariopsis carib) < 2.5 cm / 1 in istincti el short mo ile foredorsal s ines. ranslucent od ith a reddish s ine. hort cirri a o e the e es.
SMOOTHHEAD GLASS BLENNY (Emblemariopsis bottomei) < 2.5 cm / 1 in har foredorsal s ine es eciall in u eniles ut a sent in lar er males. irri distincti el a sent a o e the e es.
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