Bicolor Blenny

Ecsenius bicolor

This species occurs in two color variants. The more common has a dark, blueish-grey body front and yellow-orange colored body rear.

Size : 10 cm

Habitat : Inhabits clear lagoons and outreefs, 2-25 m. On living coral and stony ground.

Distribution : The Maldives to SW Japan, Micronesia, Phoenix Islands, GBR and Fiji.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Blenniiformes

FAMILY

:

Blenniidae

GENUS

:

Ecsenius

SPECIES

:

Ecsenius bicolor

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

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Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner