Chaenopsidae

Whiteback signal blenny

Emblemaria nivipes

White back signal sail flashing from coral holes

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Emblemaria nivipes, the whiteback signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Costa Rica and Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.