Ecsenius
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Ecsenius is a large genus
of fish
in the Blenniidae family. It currently contains 53 described species.
Genus
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of fish
Fish
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in the Blenniidae family. It currently contains 53 described species.
Species
- Ecsenius aequalisEcsenius aequalisEcsenius aequalis, known commonly as the Fourline blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean....
, Fourline blenny - Ecsenius alleniEcsenius alleniEcsenius alleni, known commonly as the Allen's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.It is found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian ocean, specifically in western Australia. It was first named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 3.4...
, Allen's blenny - Ecsenius aroniEcsenius aroniEcsenius aroni, known commonly as the Aron's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean....
, Aron's blenny - Ecsenius australianus, Australian blennyAustralian blennyThe Australian blenny are small marine blennioid fish of the genus Ecsenius. They are small and reddish-brown with a white ventral side. Australian blennies inhabit the shallow marine waters of the tropics. They are often found along the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea of...
- Ecsenius axelrodiEcsenius axelrodiEcsenius axelrodi, known commonly as the Axelrod's clown blenny or the Axelrod's combtooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean....
, Axelrod's clown blenny - Ecsenius bandanusEcsenius bandanusEcsenius bandanus, known commonly as the Banda comb-tooth, Banda clown blenny, or the Banda combtooth-blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean....
, Banda comb-tooth - Ecsenius bathiEcsenius bathiEcsenius bathi, known commonly as the Bath's comb-tooth, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean....
, Bath's comb-tooth - Ecsenius bicolorEcsenius bicolorEcsenius bicolor is a Blenny from the Indo-Pacific. It frequently makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 11 cm in length....
, Bicolor blenny - Ecsenius bimaculatusEcsenius bimaculatusEcsenius bimaculatus is a Blenny from the Western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 4.5 cm in length....
- Ecsenius caeruliventrisEcsenius caeruliventrisEcsenius caeruliventris, known commonly as the Bluebelly blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and Gerald R. Allen in 2004...
, Bluebelly blenny - Ecsenius colletteiEcsenius colletteiEcsenius collettei, known commonly as the Collete's blenny in Papua New Guinea, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, specifically in Papua New Guinea. It was first named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1972, and can...
, Collete's blenny - Ecsenius dentexEcsenius dentexEcsenius dentex is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Indian ocean, and is endemic to the gulfs of Aquaba, Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea. It was first named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres. The...
- Ecsenius dilemmaEcsenius dilemmaEcsenius dilemma is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in the Philippines. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 3.1 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed...
- Ecsenius fijiensisEcsenius fijiensisEcsenius fijiensis is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Fiji Islands. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 3.9 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed...
- Ecsenius fourmanoiriEcsenius fourmanoiriEcsenius fourmanoiri is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1972, and can reach a maximum length of 4.9 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of benthic algae and weeds....
- Ecsenius frontalisEcsenius frontalisEcsenius frontalis, known commonly as the Smooth-fin blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean, in several gulfs in the Red Sea. It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of...
, Smooth-fin blenny - Ecsenius gravieriEcsenius gravieriEcsenius gravieri is a Blenny from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8 cm in length....
, Red Sea mimic blenny - Ecsenius isosEcsenius isosEcsenius isos is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around New Hebrides and New Caledonia. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and James F. McKinney in 1976, and can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres...
- Ecsenius kurtiEcsenius kurtiEcsenius kurti is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean; it is endemic to the Cuyo Islands of the Philippines. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres. Blennies in this...
- Ecsenius lineatusEcsenius lineatusEcsenius lineatus is a Blenny from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length....
, Linear blenny - Ecsenius lividanalisEcsenius lividanalisEcsenius lividanalis, known commonly as the Blue-head combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs throughout the western Pacific ocean. It was named by W.M. Chapman and L.P. Schultz in 1952, and can reach a maximum length of 5...
, Blue-head combtooth-blenny - Ecsenius lubbockiEcsenius lubbockiEcsenius lubbocki, known commonly as the Lubbock's combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in Phuket, Thailand, in the eastern Indian ocean. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of...
, Lubbock's combtooth-blenny - Ecsenius mandibularisEcsenius mandibularisEcsenius mandibularis, known commonly as the Queensland blenny in Australia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, including the southern edge of the Great Barrier Reef. It was named by A.R. McCulloch in 1923, and can reach...
, Queensland blenny (McCulloch, 1923) - Ecsenius melarchusEcsenius melarchusEcsenius melarchus, known commonly as the Yellow-eyed comb-tooth or the Java combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and James F. McKinney in 1976, and...
, Yellow-eyed comb-tooth - Ecsenius midasEcsenius midasEcsenius midas is a blenny from the Indo-Pacific, living between coral reefs from the Red Sea to Polynesia.It grows to a size of 13 cm in length. Its normal color is golden orange but it can adapt its color to match the colors of the fishes it mixes with. It shows a black spot near the anus...
, Persian blenny - Ecsenius minutusEcsenius minutusEcsenius minutus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in Maldives, in the western Indian ocean. It was named by W. Klausewitz in 1963, and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including...
- Ecsenius monoculusEcsenius monoculusEcsenius monoculus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Indonesia and the Philippines. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed...
- Ecsenius naloloEcsenius naloloEcsenius nalolo, known commonly as the Nalolo in South Africa or the Nalolo blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean. It was named by James Smith in 1959, and can reach a maximum length of 6.5 centimetres...
, Nalolo (blenny) - Ecsenius namiyeiEcsenius namiyeiEcsenius namiyei, commonly called the Black Combtooth Blenny is a Blenny from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 11 cm in length....
, Black comb-tooth blenny - Ecsenius niueEcsenius niueEcsenius niue is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs around Niue Island, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 2002, and can reach a maximum length of 3.1 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off...
- Ecsenius oculatusEcsenius oculatusEcsenius oculatus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.7 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including...
- Ecsenius oculusEcsenius oculusEcsenius oculus, known commonly in Micronesia as the Ocular blenny and as the Coral blenny on Christmas Island, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1971, and can reach a maximum...
, Ocular blenny - Ecsenius opsEcsenius opsEcsenius ops, known commonly as the Yellow-eye combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, specifically around Indonesia. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and Gerald R. Allen in 2001, and can reach...
- Ecsenius opsifrontalisEcsenius opsifrontalisEcsenius opsifrontalis, known commonly as the Comical blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. It was named by W.M. Chapman and L.P. Schultz in 1952, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres...
, Comical blenny - Ecsenius pardusEcsenius pardusEcsenius pardus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Pacific ocean, around Fiji. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including...
- Ecsenius paroculusEcsenius paroculusEcsenius paroculus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including...
- Ecsenius pictusEcsenius pictusEcsenius pictus, known commonly as the White-lined comb-tooth or the White-lined combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, and the Pictus blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor...
, White-lined comb-tooth - Ecsenius polystictusEcsenius polystictusEcsenius polystictus, known commonly as the Andaman combtooth-blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the eastern Indian ocean, around Indonesia. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and John E. Randall in 1999, and can reach a maximum length of 4...
- Ecsenius portenoyiEcsenius portenoyiEcsenius portenoyi is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic...
- Ecsenius prooculisEcsenius prooculisEcsenius prooculis is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was named by W.M. Chapman and L.P. Schultz in 1952, and can reach a maximum length of 3.7 centimetres. Blennies in...
- Ecsenius pulcherEcsenius pulcherEcsenius pulcher is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Indian ocean. It was named by James A. Murray in 1887. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds....
- Ecsenius randalliEcsenius randalliEcsenius randalli is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found the western central Pacific ocean, around Indonesia. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1991, and can reach a maximum length of 2 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants,...
- Ecsenius schroederiEcsenius schroederiEcsenius schroederi, known commonly as the Schroeder's combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia. It was named by James F. McKinney and Victor Gruschka Springer in 1976,...
- Ecsenius selliferEcsenius selliferEcsenius sellifer, known commonly as the Saddle blenny in Guam, or the Saddle clown blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length...
, Saddle blenny - Ecsenius shirleyaeEcsenius shirleyaeEcsenius shirleyae, known commonly as the Shirley's blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia. It was first named by Victor Gruschka Springer and Gerald R. Allen in 2004, and can reach a maximum...
- Ecsenius stictusEcsenius stictusEcsenius stictus, known commonly as the Great Barrier Reef blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the Great Barrier Reef, and around the Chesterfield Islands. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 5.8 centimetres...
, Great Barrier Reef blenny - Ecsenius stigmaturaEcsenius stigmaturaEcsenius stigmatura is a Blenny from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. A coppery-coloured fish with a distinct blackish spot at the base of the tail. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length....
- Ecsenius taeniatusEcsenius taeniatusEcsenius taeniatus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around several islands in Papua New Guinea. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres. Blennies in...
- Ecsenius tesseraEcsenius tesseraEcsenius tessera is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Vanuatu. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of...
- Ecsenius tigrisEcsenius tigrisEcsenius tigris, known commonly as the Tiger blenny in Australia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically the western Coral Sea. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres...
, Tiger blenny - Ecsenius tricolorEcsenius tricolorEcsenius tricolor, known commonly as the Derawan combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Philippines and Borneo. It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and Gerald R. Allen in 2001, and can...
- Ecsenius trilineatusEcsenius trilineatusEcsenius trilineatus, known commonly as the Three-lined blenny in Australia, and the White-spotted comb-tooth or the White-spotted combtooth blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is a non-migoratory species of blenny found in coral reefs in the western...
, Three-lined blenny - Ecsenius yaeyamaensisEcsenius yaeyamaensisEcsenius yaeyamaensis, known commonly as the Yaeyama blenny in Guam and Micronesia, and also known as the Yaeyama clown blenny in Micronesia, or the Pale-spotted combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific...
, Yaeyama blenny