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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Ecsenius

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54 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

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Ecsenius aequalis
[Fourline blenny]
No picture found

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

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Ecsenius aroni
[Aron's blenny]

Photo by Sommer-Knudsen, J.

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

Photo by Photo by Sommer-Knudsen, J.
 
Ecsenius australianus
[Australian combtooth blenny]

Photo by Malaer, P.

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

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

Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.

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

Photo by Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.
 
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

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Ecsenius bathi
[Bath's comb-tooth]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius bicolor
[Bicolor blenny]

Photo by Wehner, C.

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

Photo by 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

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Ecsenius caeruliventris
[Bluebelly blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius collettei
[Collette's coralblenny]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

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

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Ecsenius dentex
[Dentex blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius dilemma
[Twocoat coralblenny]

Photo by Carlson, B.

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

Photo by Photo by Carlson, B.
 
Ecsenius fijiensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius fourmanoiri
[Blackstriped combtooth blenny]

Photo by Field, R.

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

Photo by 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 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

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Ecsenius isos
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

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

Photo by 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

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Ecsenius lineatus
[Linear blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius lividanalis
[Blackspot coralblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

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

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Ecsenius lubbocki
[Lubbock's coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius mandibularis
[Queensland combtooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius melarchus
[Yellow-eyed comb-tooth]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius midas
[Persian blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius minutus
[]

Photo by Townsend, D.

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

Photo by 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 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)

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Ecsenius namiyei
[Black comb-tooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Ecsenius niue
[]
No picture found

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

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Ecsenius oculus
[Ocular blenny]

Photo by Henke, M.

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

Photo by 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

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Ecsenius opsifrontalis
[Comical blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ecsenius pardus
[]
No picture found

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 Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Ecsenius pictus
[White-lined comb-tooth]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
Ecsenius polystictus Springer & Randall, 1999

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Ecsenius polystictus
[Dotted coralblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by 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

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Ecsenius prooculis
[Striped coralblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

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

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

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Ecsenius shirleyae
[Shirley's coralblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Ecsenius springeri
[Springer’s coral blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by 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 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 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 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 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

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Ecsenius tricolor
[Tricolor coralblenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Du, J.-G.
 
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
[Yaeyama blenny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ecsenius aequalis Fourline blenny Western Pacific 4.3 TL 1988
Ecsenius alleni Allen's combtooth blenny Eastern Indian Ocean 3.4 SL 1988
Ecsenius aroni Aron's blenny Western Indian Ocean 5.5 TL 1971
Ecsenius australianus Australian combtooth blenny Western Pacific 6 TL 1988
Ecsenius axelrodi Axelrod's clown blenny Western Central Pacific 5.8 TL 1988
Ecsenius bandanus Banda comb-tooth Western Pacific 3.4 SL 1971
Ecsenius bathi Bath's comb-tooth Western Central Pacific 4.4 TL 1988
Ecsenius bicolor Bicolor blenny Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1888
Ecsenius bimaculatus Twinspot coralblenny Western Pacific 4.5 TL 1971
Ecsenius caeruliventris Bluebelly blenny Western Pacific 2.4 SL 2004
Ecsenius collettei Collette's coralblenny Western Central Pacific 5 TL 1972
Ecsenius dentex Dentex blenny 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 1988
Ecsenius fourmanoiri Blackstriped combtooth blenny Western Pacific 4.9 SL 1972
Ecsenius frontalis Smooth-fin blenny Western Indian Ocean 8 TL 1836
Ecsenius gravieri Red Sea mimic blenny Western Indian Ocean 8 TL 1906
Ecsenius isos Western Central Pacific 3.2 SL 1976
Ecsenius kurti Kurt's coralblenny Western Pacific 3.5 SL 1988
Ecsenius lineatus Linear blenny Indo-West Pacific 9 TL 1962
Ecsenius lividanalis Blackspot coralblenny Western Pacific 5 TL 1952
Ecsenius lubbocki Lubbock's coralblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 4 TL 1988
Ecsenius mandibularis Queensland combtooth blenny Western Pacific 7.5 TL 1923
Ecsenius melarchus Yellow-eyed comb-tooth Western Pacific 6.2 TL 1976
Ecsenius midas Persian blenny Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1969
Ecsenius minutus Western Indian Ocean 4 TL 1963
Ecsenius monoculus Monocle coralblenny Western Pacific 5 TL 1988
Ecsenius nalolo Nalolo Western Indian Ocean 6.5 TL 1959
Ecsenius namiyei Black comb-tooth Western Pacific 11 TL 1902
Ecsenius niue Eastern Central Pacific 3.1 SL 2002
Ecsenius oculatus Ocular coralblenny Western Indian Ocean 4.7 SL 1988
Ecsenius oculus Ocular blenny Western Pacific 7 TL 1971
Ecsenius ops Eye-spot blenny Western Central Pacific 5.5 TL 2001
Ecsenius opsifrontalis Comical blenny Pacific Ocean 5 TL 1952
Ecsenius pardus Western Pacific 4.8 SL 1988
Ecsenius paroculus Spottedback coralblenny Western Pacific 4 SL 1988
Ecsenius pictus White-lined comb-tooth Western Central Pacific 5 TL 1976
Ecsenius polystictus Dotted coralblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 4.2 TL 1999
Ecsenius portenoyi Western Central Pacific 4.5 SL 1988
Ecsenius prooculis Striped coralblenny Western Pacific 4.0 SL 1952
Ecsenius pulcher Gulf blenny Western Indian Ocean 11 TL 1887
Ecsenius randalli Western Central Pacific 5 TL 1991
Ecsenius schroederi Schroeder's coralblenny Western Pacific 7 TL 1976
Ecsenius sellifer Saddle blenny Western Pacific 4.1 SL 1988
Ecsenius shirleyae Shirley's coralblenny Western Pacific 2.8 SL 2004
Ecsenius springeri Springer’s coral blenny Western Pacific 4.3 SL 2019
Ecsenius stictus Great Barrier Reef blenny Western Pacific 5.8 TL 1988
Ecsenius stigmatura Tailspot coralblenny Western Pacific 6 TL 1952
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 1988
Ecsenius tricolor Tricolor coralblenny Western Central Pacific 6 TL 2001
Ecsenius trilineatus Three-lined blenny Western Central Pacific 3 TL 1972
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis Yaeyama blenny Indo-West Pacific 6 TL 1954



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