Emblemariopsis diaphana

Emblemariopsis diaphana
	A: male, B: female or immature male.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Chaenopsidae
Genus:	Emblemariopsis
Species:	E. diaphana
Binomial name
	Emblemariopsis diaphana; Longley, 1927
Synonyms
	Chaenopsis diaphana (Longley, 1927); Coralliozetus diaphanus (Longley, 1927); Emblemaria diaphana (Longley, 1927);

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.

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