Twinspot Blenny
Ecsenius bimaculatus
- Usual depth9–14 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, June, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius bimaculatus, known commonly as the twinspot coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius bimaculatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–14 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Twinspot Blenny, Twin-spot Combtooth Blenny
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Twocoat CoralblennyEcsenius dilemma
Kurt's coralblennyEcsenius kurti
Monocle CoralblennyEcsenius monoculus
Black Comb-toothEcsenius namiyei
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).
- 12 open-data records from 1978 to 1979.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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