Bluehead Blenny
Ecsenius ops
- Usual depth6–18 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius ops, known commonly as the eye-spot blenny or the yellow-eye combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny the family Blenniidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius ops”, 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bluehead Blenny, Eye-spot blenny, Eyespot Blenny, Yellow-eye 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).
- 5 open-data records from 1974 to 1987.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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