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in the family Blenniidae. Several species, including ''Ecsenius midas'', the Midas blenny, and ''Ecsenius bicolor'', the bicolor blenny, are commonly sold at aquarium stores as pets.

Species

There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Ecsenius aequalis ''Ecsenius aequalis'', a fish known commonly as the fourline blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, o ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Fourline blenny) * ''

Ecsenius alleni ''Ecsenius alleni'', known commonly as the Allen's blenny,"Marine fishes of tropical Australia and South-East Asia ''A field guide for anglers and divers''", by Gerald R. Allen, Roger Swainston, Jill Ruse. Published by Australian Museum, 1997 / ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * ''

Ecsenius aroni ''Ecsenius aroni'', known commonly as the Aron's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba south to Djetta in Saudi Arabia and Towartit Reef near Port Sudan. ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1971 (Aron's blenny) * ''

Ecsenius australianus The Australian blenny (''Ecsenius australianus'') is a small marine blennioid fish of the genus ''Ecsenius''. They are small and reddish brown with a white ventral side. Australian blennies inhabit the shallow marine waters of the tropics. The ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Australian blenny) * ''

Ecsenius axelrodi ''Ecsenius axelrodi'', known commonly as the Axelrod's clown blenny or the Axelrod's combtooth blenny, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. It is found in shallow water on coral reefs in the western c ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Axelrod's clown blenny) * '' Ecsenius bandanus'' V. G. Springer, 1971 (Banda comb-tooth) * '' Ecsenius bathi'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Bath's comb-tooth) * ''

Ecsenius bicolor ''Ecsenius bicolor'', commonly known as the flame tail blenny or bicolor blenny, is a blenny from the Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or I ...

'' ( F. Day, 1888) (Bicolor blenny) * '' Ecsenius bimaculatus'' V. G. Springer, 1971 * ''

Ecsenius caeruliventris ''Ecsenius caeruliventris'', known commonly as the bluebelly blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Male '' ...

'' V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2004 (Bluebelly blenny) * ''

Ecsenius collettei ''Ecsenius collettei'', known commonly as the Collete's blenny in Papua New Guinea, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, specifically in Papua New Guinea. It ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1972 (Collete's blenny) * ''

Ecsenius dentex ''Ecsenius dentex'' is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, and is endemic to the gulfs of Aqaba, Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea.Page 46, ''Tropical fish hobbyist'', Volume 37, Iss ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius dilemma'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius fijiensis'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius fourmanoiri'' V. G. Springer, 1972 * ''

Ecsenius frontalis ''Ecsenius frontalis'', known commonly as the smooth-fin blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, in several gulfs in the Red Sea. It can reach a max ...

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, 1836) (Smooth-fin blenny) * ''

Ecsenius gravieri ''Ecsenius gravieri'', the Red Sea mimic blenny, is a blenny from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8 cm in length. The specific name honours the French zoologist Charles ...

'' ( Pellegrin, 1906) (Red Sea mimic blenny) * ''

Ecsenius isos ''Ecsenius isos'' is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around New Hebrides and New Caledonia. It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres. Blennies in th ...

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& V. G. Springer, 1976 * ''

Ecsenius kurti ''Ecsenius kurti'', Kurt's coralblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean; it is endemic to the Cuyo Islands of the Philippines. It can reach a maximum length of 3. ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius lineatus'' Klausewitz, 1962 (Linear blenny) * ''

Ecsenius lividanalis ''Ecsenius lividanalis'', known commonly as the blue-head combtooth-blenny in Indonesia and also known as the blue-headed combtooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs throughout the west ...

'' W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952 (Blue-head combtooth-blenny) * '' Ecsenius lubbocki'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Lubbock's combtooth-blenny) * '' Ecsenius mandibularis'' McCulloch, 1923 (Queensland blenny) * '' Ecsenius melarchus''

& V. G. Springer, 1976 (Yellow-eyed comb-tooth) * '' Ecsenius midas'' Starck, 1969 (Persian blenny) * '' Ecsenius minutus'' Klausewitz, 1963 * '' Ecsenius monoculus'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius nalolo''

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, 1959 (Nalolo) * '' Ecsenius namiyei'' (

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& Evermann, 1902) (Black comb-tooth) * '' Ecsenius niue'' V. G. Springer, 2002 * '' Ecsenius oculatus'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius oculus'' V. G. Springer, 1971 (Ocular blenny) * '' Ecsenius ops'' V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001 * '' Ecsenius opsifrontalis'' W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952 (Comical blenny) * ''

Ecsenius pardus ''Ecsenius pardus'' is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in the western Pacific ocean, around Fiji. It can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, includ ...

'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius paroculus'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius pictus''

& V. G. Springer, 1976 (White-lined comb-tooth) * '' Ecsenius polystictus'' V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1999 * '' Ecsenius portenoyi'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius prooculis'' W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952 * '' Ecsenius pulcher'' ( J. A. Murray, 1887) * '' Ecsenius randalli'' V. G. Springer, 1991 * '' Ecsenius schroederi''

& V. G. Springer, 1976 * '' Ecsenius sellifer'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Saddle blenny) * '' Ecsenius shirleyae'' V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2004 * '' Ecsenius stictus'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Great Barrier Reef blenny) * '' Ecsenius stigmatura'' Fowler, 1952 * '' Ecsenius taeniatus'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius tessera'' V. G. Springer, 1988 * '' Ecsenius tigris'' V. G. Springer, 1988 (Tiger blenny) * '' Ecsenius tricolor'' V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001 * '' Ecsenius trilineatus'' V. G. Springer, 1972 (Three-lined blenny) * '' Ecsenius yaeyamaensis'' ( Aoyagi, 1954) (Yaeyama blenny)

References

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