Blennies Blennies everywhere...

Hey Everyone -

I need some help with these Blennies. I have some ideas about what they are but need some corroboration.

Thanks in advance!

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No idea... :-)

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Diamond Blennie? Not a good ID photo I know...

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Lofty or Roughhead Triplefin?

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Same question, Lofty or Roughhead Triplefin?

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Pirate Blenny? He has long cirri but his foredorsal fin is down.

where were these photos taken

First looks like Orangesided Goby (Gobiosoma dilepsis) if photo was taken in Caribbean, but the image is not clear enough for any certain ID.

Thanks Karen, I am having to do ID's for a friend of a friend and these photos were taken over a period of 30 years in various locations. In fact, the diver who took these photos is friends with Paul Humann and it is a wonder he doesn't have him do the ID'ing!

Anyway, the photos are limited to the Caribbean and done mostly in the Cayman Islands.

Thanks again for the help!

#1 Emblemariopsis sp. (can't ID these guys to species without careful morphological examination)

#2 Malacoctenus boehlkei (Diamond Blenny)

#3 Malacoctenus triangulatus (Saddled Blenny)

#4 Enneanectes boehlkei (Roughhead Triplefin)

#5 Emblemaria pandionis (Sailfin Blenny)

Thanks for the replies.

Rocha, I don't want to call your conclusions into question but I have to do a lot of due diligence with ID'ing (its for a book).

Are you sure you think #3 is a Saddled Blenny? I thought it was at first as well until I found what looks like a retracted foredorsal fin on its head. This is why I thought it was a triplefin.

I have re-posted in Flickr with a closeup of the same photo and am re-posting it.

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And are you sure #2 is a Diamond Blenny?

Is this a Diamond Blenny even though it doesn't have the fore-fin?

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Lastly, I have a couple more I am having difficulty with ID'ing. Thanks so much for the help.

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Some kind of bi-color Pike Blenny

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Maybe a roughhead. Those red eyes are kind of scary.

Cheers!

I am 100% sure about the first 2 (Malacoctenus triangulatus and Malacoctenus boehlkei). The third is probably Chaenopsis limbaughi (Yellowface pikeblenny) but I can't be sure without seeing the whole fish. The last is Opistognathus macrognathus (Banded Jawfish).

I am 100% sure about the first 2 (Malacoctenus triangulatus and Malacoctenus boehlkei). The third is probably Chaenopsis limbaughi (Yellowface pikeblenny) but I can't be sure without seeing the whole fish. The last is Opistognathus macrognathus (Banded Jawfish).

I agree with Luiz on all of them except the third one, which looks more like a wrasse blenny (Hemiemblemaria simula )

Les

I agree with Luiz on all of them except the third one, which looks more like a wrasse blenny (Hemiemblemaria simula )

 

Les

You are absolutely correct! I haven't been in the Caribbean so long, starting to forget some species...

Luis, Les and Karen -

Thank you so much for the help. I am currently working on a friend's book and it is really tough doing this for the first time. Your help has made me much more confident in the work that I am doing!

All the very best,

Jeremy