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Lubbock's Blenny

Ecsenius lubbocki

Also known as: Coral Blenny, Lubbock's Combtooth Blenny, Lubbock's Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@neanderthal · koh lanta, Thailand · March 20161 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, or in pairs, resting on boulders, over coral and rubble areas, of shallow coastal reef flats, rich in coralline algae growth.
Eastern Indian Ocean - Phuket

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.

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How to identify

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Pattern
stripes

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
  • Country only · 2
LIVES IN

Found singly, or in pairs, resting on boulders, over coral and rubble areas, of shallow coastal reef flats, rich in coralline algae growth.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

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

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)