Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny
Ecsenius fourmanoiri
- Group: Blenny
- Typical depth: 1–20 m
- Max size: 4.9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small blenny of shallow reefs, it perches on coral and rock down to about twenty metres, scraping film and algae with comblike teeth. Like other combtooth blennies it lays sticky eggs that the male guards on the bottom, and the hatched larvae drift off into coastal waters.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Ecsenius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277659.
FAQ
- How deep does the Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny live?
- The Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny (Ecsenius fourmanoiri) is typically found at 1–20 m.
- Is the Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny get?
- The Blackstriped Combtooth Blenny grows to about 4.9 cm.