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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

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@perigor2000 · PNG, Indonesia · December 20111 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, resting on coral bommies and sponges, over estuaries, outer reef lagoons, and shallow coastal reefs, rich in coral and sponge growth.

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

COLOURS
Fins & Tail
yellow tail

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly, resting on coral bommies and sponges, over estuaries, outer reef lagoons, and shallow coastal reefs, rich in coral and sponge 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 namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)