WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Australian Blenny

Ecsenius australianus

Also known as: Australian Combtooth Blenny, Coral Blenny, Pale-spotted Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@fishx6 · Pixie Wall - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 1
01

Overview

Found singly or in pairs, peeping out of crevices and holes, over shallow lagoons and outer reef slopes, rich in algae growth.
Western Pacific - Northern Great Barrier Reef

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, well suited for scraping food off hard surfaces!
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.

02

How to identify

Tap any trait to see other fish that share it.

03

Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Country only · 1
LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, peeping out of crevices and holes, over shallow lagoons and outer reef slopes, rich in algae growth.

04

Adult photos 1

05

Discussion

Comments are checked by a moderator before they appear.

No comments yet. Seen one, or got a question about it? Start the discussion.

    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

    Deep dive

    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusEcsenius
    7. speciesEcsenius australianus Springer, 1988

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

    06

    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)