Linear blenny
Ecsenius lineatus
- Usual depth4–20 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and July
- How commonRare
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About this species
Ecsenius lineatus, known commonly as the linear blenny or lined combtooth blenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius lineatus”, 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: 3 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–20 m · Deepest record: 25.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Alicia Christman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Linear blenny, linear blenny, Lined Blenny, Lined Comb-tooth, Lined Combtooth Blenny, Lined Coralblenny
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Blennie à lignes
- Japanese
- Hitosujigimpo, ヒトスジギンポ
- Simplified Chinese
- 狗鰷, 線紋無鬚䲁, 線紋異齒䲁
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).
- 168 open-data records from 1958 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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