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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Ecsenius

(See list of species below)


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53 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Ecsenius aequalis Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius aequalis
[Fourline blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Ecsenius alleni
[Allen's combtooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Ecsenius aroni Springer, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius aroni
[Aron's blenny]

Photo by Wilkie, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988

Photo by Wilkie, M.
 
Ecsenius australianus
[Australian combtooth blenny]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988

Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Ecsenius axelrodi
[Axelrod's clown blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Ecsenius bandanus Springer, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius bandanus
[Banda comb-tooth]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Ecsenius bathi
[Bath's comb-tooth]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius bicolor
[Bicolor blenny]

Photo by Wehner, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Ecsenius bimaculatus Springer, 1971

Photo by Wehner, C.
 
Ecsenius bimaculatus
[Twinspot coralblenny]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen, 2004

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Ecsenius caeruliventris
[Bluebelly blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius collettei Springer, 1972

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius collettei
[Collette's coralblenny]

Photo by Brokovich, E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988

Photo by Brokovich, E.
 
Ecsenius dentex
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Ecsenius dilemma Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius dilemma
[Twocoat coralblenny]

Photo by Carlson, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Ecsenius fijiensis Springer, 1988

Photo by Carlson, B.
 
Ecsenius fijiensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer, 1972

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius fourmanoiri
[Blackstriped combtooth blenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Ecsenius frontalis
[Smooth-fin blenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin, 1906)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Ecsenius gravieri
[Red Sea mimic blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer, 1976

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius isos
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Ecsenius kurti Springer, 1988

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Ecsenius kurti
[Kurt's coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius lineatus
[Linear blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman & Schultz, 1952

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius lividanalis
[Blackspot coralblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Ecsenius lubbocki Springer, 1988

Photo by Field, R.
 
Ecsenius lubbocki
[Lubbock's coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius mandibularis
[Queensland combtooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & Springer, 1976

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius melarchus
[Yellow-eyed comb-tooth]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius midas
[Persian blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius minutus
[]

Photo by Townsend, D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius monoculus Springer, 1988

Photo by Townsend, D.
 
Ecsenius monoculus
[Monocle coralblenny]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Ecsenius nalolo Smith, 1959

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Ecsenius nalolo
[Nalolo]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius namiyei
[Black comb-tooth]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Ecsenius niue
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Ecsenius oculatus
[Ocular coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Ecsenius oculus Springer, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius oculus
[Ocular blenny]

Photo by Henke, M.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Ecsenius ops Springer & Allen, 2001

Photo by Henke, M.
 
Ecsenius ops
[Eye-spot blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius opsifrontalis Chapman & Schultz, 1952

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius opsifrontalis
[Comical blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Ecsenius pardus Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius pardus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Ecsenius paroculus
[Spottedback coralblenny]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976

Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Ecsenius pictus
[White-lined comb-tooth]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Ecsenius polystictus
[Dotted coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Ecsenius portenoyi Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius portenoyi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Ecsenius prooculis Chapman & Schultz, 1952

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius prooculis
[Striped coralblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Ecsenius pulcher (Murray, 1887)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Ecsenius pulcher
[Gulf blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius randalli Springer, 1991

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius randalli
[]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Ecsenius schroederi McKinney & Springer, 1976

Photo by Fenner, R.
 
Ecsenius schroederi
[Schroeder's coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Ecsenius sellifer Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius sellifer
[Saddle blenny]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Ecsenius shirleyae Springer & Allen, 2004

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Ecsenius shirleyae
[Shirley's coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Ecsenius stictus Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius stictus
[Great Barrier Reef blenny]

Photo by Wehner, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Ecsenius stigmatura Fowler, 1952

Photo by Wehner, C.
 
Ecsenius stigmatura
[Tailspot coralblenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Ecsenius taeniatus Springer, 1988

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Ecsenius taeniatus
[White-lined coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Ecsenius tessera Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius tessera
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Ecsenius tigris Springer, 1988

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ecsenius tigris
[Tiger combtooth blenny]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Ecsenius tricolor Springer & Allen, 2001

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Ecsenius tricolor
[Tricolor coralblenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Ecsenius trilineatus Springer, 1972

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Ecsenius trilineatus
[Three-lined blenny]

Photo by Du, J.-G.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)

Photo by Du, J.-G.
 
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
[Yaeyama blenny]
53 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Ecsenius
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1988 Ecsenius aequalis Fourline blenny Western Pacific 4.3 TL
1988 Ecsenius alleni Allen's combtooth blenny Eastern Indian Ocean 3.4 SL
1971 Ecsenius aroni Aron's blenny Western Indian Ocean 5.5 TL
1988 Ecsenius australianus Australian combtooth blenny Western Pacific 6 TL
1988 Ecsenius axelrodi Axelrod's clown blenny Western Central Pacific 5.8 TL
1971 Ecsenius bandanus Banda comb-tooth Western Pacific 3.4 SL
1988 Ecsenius bathi Bath's comb-tooth Western Central Pacific 4.4 TL
1888 Ecsenius bicolor Bicolor blenny Indo-Pacific 11 TL
1971 Ecsenius bimaculatus Twinspot coralblenny Western Pacific 4.5 TL
2004 Ecsenius caeruliventris Bluebelly blenny Western Pacific 2.4 SL
1972 Ecsenius collettei Collette's coralblenny Western Central Pacific 5 TL
1988 Ecsenius dentex Western Indian Ocean 4.8 SL
1988 Ecsenius dilemma Twocoat coralblenny Western Pacific 3.1 SL
1988 Ecsenius fijiensis Western Central Pacific 3.9 SL
1972 Ecsenius fourmanoiri Blackstriped combtooth blenny Western Pacific 4.9 SL
1836 Ecsenius frontalis Smooth-fin blenny Western Indian Ocean 8 TL
1906 Ecsenius gravieri Red Sea mimic blenny Western Indian Ocean 8 TL
1976 Ecsenius isos Western Central Pacific 3.2 SL
1988 Ecsenius kurti Kurt's coralblenny Western Pacific 3.5 SL
1962 Ecsenius lineatus Linear blenny Indo-West Pacific 9 TL
1952 Ecsenius lividanalis Blackspot coralblenny Western Pacific 5 TL
1988 Ecsenius lubbocki Lubbock's coralblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 4 TL
1923 Ecsenius mandibularis Queensland combtooth blenny Western Pacific 7.5 TL
1976 Ecsenius melarchus Yellow-eyed comb-tooth Western Pacific 6.2 TL
1969 Ecsenius midas Persian blenny Indo-Pacific 13 TL
1963 Ecsenius minutus Western Indian Ocean 4 TL
1988 Ecsenius monoculus Monocle coralblenny Western Pacific 5 TL
1959 Ecsenius nalolo Nalolo Western Indian Ocean 6.5 TL
1902 Ecsenius namiyei Black comb-tooth Western Pacific 11 TL
2002 Ecsenius niue Eastern Central Pacific 3.1 SL
1988 Ecsenius oculatus Ocular coralblenny Western Indian Ocean 4.7 SL
1971 Ecsenius oculus Ocular blenny Western Pacific 7 TL
2001 Ecsenius ops Eye-spot blenny Western Central Pacific 5.5 TL
1952 Ecsenius opsifrontalis Comical blenny Pacific Ocean 5 TL
1988 Ecsenius pardus Western Pacific 4.8 SL
1988 Ecsenius paroculus Spottedback coralblenny Western Pacific 4 SL
1976 Ecsenius pictus White-lined comb-tooth Western Central Pacific 5 TL
1999 Ecsenius polystictus Dotted coralblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 4.2 TL
1988 Ecsenius portenoyi Western Central Pacific 4.5 SL
1952 Ecsenius prooculis Striped coralblenny Western Pacific 4.0 SL
1887 Ecsenius pulcher Gulf blenny Western Indian Ocean 11 TL
1991 Ecsenius randalli Western Central Pacific 5 TL
1976 Ecsenius schroederi Schroeder's coralblenny Western Pacific 7 TL
1988 Ecsenius sellifer Saddle blenny Western Pacific 4.1 SL
2004 Ecsenius shirleyae Shirley's coralblenny Western Pacific 2.8 SL
1988 Ecsenius stictus Great Barrier Reef blenny Western Pacific 5.8 TL
1952 Ecsenius stigmatura Tailspot coralblenny Western Pacific 6 TL
1988 Ecsenius taeniatus White-lined coralblenny Western Central Pacific 3.2 SL
1988 Ecsenius tessera Western Pacific 4.5 SL
1988 Ecsenius tigris Tiger combtooth blenny Western Pacific 5 TL
2001 Ecsenius tricolor Tricolor coralblenny Western Central Pacific 6 TL
1972 Ecsenius trilineatus Three-lined blenny Western Central Pacific 3 TL
1954 Ecsenius yaeyamaensis Yaeyama blenny Indo-West Pacific 6 TL



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