Three-lined blenny

Ecsenius trilineatus

Spotted Blenny of Indonesian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Ecsenius trilineatus, known commonly as the three-lined blenny in Australia, and the white-spotted comb-tooth or the white-spotted combtooth blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is a non-migoratory species of blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Maximum length: 3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: known only from the small islands in the Moluccas, New Guinea and eastward to Florida Island, Solomon Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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