Tiger Combtooth Blenny
Ecsenius tigris
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
A small combtooth blenny of shallow reefs, growing only to about five centimetres. It is listed as Vulnerable, so its range is limited, and like its relatives it lays sticky eggs that the male tends until planktonic larvae hatch and drift inshore.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Ecsenius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277689.
FAQ
- Is the Tiger Combtooth Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Tiger Combtooth Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tiger Combtooth Blenny get?
- The Tiger Combtooth Blenny grows to about 5 cm.