Australian Blenny
Ecsenius australianus
- Usual depth2–33 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The Australian blenny is a small marine blennioid fish of the genus Ecsenius. They are small and reddish brown with a white ventral side. Australian blennies inhabit the shallow marine waters of the tropics. They are often found along the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea of Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–33 m · Deepest record: 32.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Australian Blenny, Australian Combtooth Blenny, Pale-spotted Coral Blenny
Other scientific names: Ecenius australianus
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Great Barrier Reef BlennyEcsenius stictus
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Fourline BlennyEcsenius aequalis
Aron's blennyEcsenius aroni
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).
- 100 open-data records from 1972 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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