Yellowtail Blenny (Ecsenius namiyei)

Also known as Black Blenny, Black Combtooth, Black Combtooth Blenny, Coral Blenny, Flametail Blenny, Namiyei's Blenny, Namiyei's Combtooth Blenny, Namiyei's Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Sailfin Blenny

Description

Also known as Black Blenny, Black Combtooth, Black Combtooth Blenny, Coral Blenny, Flametail Blenny, Namiyei's Blenny, Namiyei's Combtooth Blenny, Namiyei's Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Sailfin Blenny.

Found singly, resting on coral bommies and sponges, over estuaries, outer reef lagoons, and shallow coastal reefs, rich in coral and sponge growth.
They feed on algae.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 1-30m
Widespread Western Pacific

Combtooth Blennies are the largest family of blennies, found in both tropical and subtropical waters and freshwater habitats, as the name suggests they have comb like teeth lining their jaws.
Reef and rock blennies are usually territorial and have their own areas of rock pools which they skip and jump over, scraping algae from the surface of dead corals. Some male blennies have small harems of arguing females.
Males and females often have different colouring and features. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/7664

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