Kurt's coralblenny
Ecsenius kurti
- Usual depth2–17 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Sébastien Jungo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius kurti, Kurt's coralblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean; it is endemic to the Cuyo Islands of the Philippines. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. The specific name honours Kurt A. Bruwelheide, who was a museum specialist in the Division of Fishes of the National Museum of Natural History, for his work on the early part Springer's revision of the genus Ecsenius and who photographed many of the types of the species Springer described.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–17 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Kurt's coralblenny, Kurt’s Coralblenny
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Twinspot BlennyEcsenius bimaculatus
Twocoat CoralblennyEcsenius dilemma
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).
- 14 open-data records from 1978 to 2000.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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