Aron's blenny
Ecsenius aroni
- Usual depth2–8 m
- Water temperature30–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
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About this species
Ecsenius aroni, known commonly as the Aron's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba south to Djetta in Saudi Arabia and Towartit Reef near Port Sudan. The specific name honours the oceanographer William Aron of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–8 m · Deepest record: 8.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 30–30 °C
Photos
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(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Aron's blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Arons Kammzähner
- Spanish
- Blenio de Aron
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Great Barrier Reef BlennyEcsenius stictus
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Fourline BlennyEcsenius aequalis
Australian BlennyEcsenius australianus
Axelrod's Clown BlennyEcsenius axelrodi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 46 open-data records from 2013 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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