Midas blenny

About this species

Ecsenius midas, known commonly as the Midas blenny, Persian blenny, lyretail blenny or golden blenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 29 records
March: 12 records
April: 16 records
May: 18 records
June: 18 records
July: 13 records
August: 13 records
September: 10 records
October: 26 records
November: 23 records
December: 18 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–30 m · Deepest record: 41.5 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 15 records
20–30 m: 11 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 12 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 26 records

Photos

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Rhonda Ridley, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Midas blenny, Persian blenny, Golden Blenny, Lyretail Blenny, Lyre-tail Comb-tooth, Lyre-tail combtooth-blenny, midas blenny, Midas Blenny, Midas Combtooth Blenny, Midas coralblenny

Names in 4 more languages

German: Goldener Schleimfisch
French: Blennie de Midas, Blennie midas
Japanese: Hanadaigimpo, Kaeru-uo, ハナダイギンポ
Thai: ปลาตั๊กแตนหินแปลงสีส้ม

Similar species

Bicolor Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Great Barrier Reef Blenny
Ecsenius stictus
Coral Blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
Fourline Blenny
Ecsenius aequalis
Aron's blenny
Ecsenius aroni
Australian Blenny
Ecsenius 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).
205 open-data records from 1969 to 2021.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.