Pictus Blenny

Ecsenius pictus

Yellowish tail root with faded dark bands. Body with fine white horizontal stripes, the upper and the middle stripe broken by white spots.

Size : 5 cm

Habitat : Inhabits reef slopes, 10-40 m. Often in the open, squatting on living coral.

Distribution : The Moluccas to the Philippines and Solomons.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Blenniiformes

FAMILY

:

Blenniidae

GENUS

:

Ecsenius

SPECIES

:

Ecsenius pictus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

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