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Ecsenius oculatus Springer, 1988

Ocular coralblenny
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Common names: Coral blenny, Ocular blenny, Ocular combtooth blenny
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, lagoon reef off Tantabiddi Creek, North West Cape, Western Australia, WAM P.25368-023 (holotype, 4.4 cm SL, male); WAM P.25368-023 (paratypes). South Murion I., NNW of North West Cape, WAM P.25813-050. N of Mangrove Bay, NW Cape, USNM 261219. Off NW side of Island Pt. Quobba, WAM P.27970-041. Bombie on inner side of Surf Pt., Dirk Hartog I., WAM P.26670-006. S end of shallow reef area, Pt. Quobba, Wam P.27961.014. Lagoon off Tantabiddi Creek, WAM P.25374-018. North West Cape, AMS I.19641-016 (Ref. 5296). Known from Western Australia (Ref. 90102).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Springer, V.G., 1988
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Etymology: Ecsenius: Greek, exenios, -os, -on = uncontrolled, immoderate.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 12 m (Ref. 5296).   Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from Christmas Island and the middle coast of Western Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5296)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 31 - 33.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit coral reefs (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Springer, V.G., 1988. The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (465):134 p. (Ref. 5296)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.8 - 28.7, mean 27.4 (based on 135 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00335 - 0.01640), b=3.02 (2.83 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).