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Persian Blenny

Ecsenius midas

Also known as: Coral Blenny, Gold Midas Blenny, Golden Blenny, Golden Midas Blenny, Lyretail Blenny, Lyretail Combtooth, Lyretail Combtooth Blenny, Midas Blenny, Midas Coral Blenny, Midas Midas, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2026
Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi, Maldives · August 20071 / 5
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Overview

Found singly, hiding in crevices and holes, or in small schools, mixed with other fish, over clear, coastal and outer reef walls, in moderate currents. Can be found mixed with Pseudanthias, and can change colour to mimic the fish they are feeding with!

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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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 5
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Found singly, hiding in crevices and holes, or in small schools, mixed with other fish, over clear, coastal and outer reef walls, in moderate currents.

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Adult photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusEcsenius
    7. speciesEcsenius midas Starck, 1969

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)