Bath's Blenny
Ecsenius bathi
- Usual depth6–14 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius bathi, known commonly as the Bath's comb-tooth, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean. The specific name honours the German ichthyologist Hans Bath (1924-2015) who was a notable worker on blennies and who brought this species to Springer's attention and allowed him to describe it.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 20 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–14 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Alexander Fordyce, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Bath's Blenny, Bath's Combtooth Blenny
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Great Barrier Reef BlennyEcsenius stictus
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Fourline BlennyEcsenius aequalis
Aron's blennyEcsenius aroni
Australian BlennyEcsenius australianus
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).
- 50 open-data records from 1986 to 2002.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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