Chaenopsidae

glass blenny

Emblemariopsis diaphana

Translucent body reflects light

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Emblemariopsis diaphana, the glass blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. The specific name refers to this species being "largely translucent" in life, although this is lost in preserved specimens. E. diaphana is the type species of the genus Emblemariopsis.