Brownback Coralblenny
Ecsenius portenoyi
- Usual depth3–18 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Ecsenius portenoyi, Portenoy's blenny or the brownback coralblenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. This blenny is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius portenoyi”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–18 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brownback Coralblenny, Portenoy's 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).
- 54 open-data records from 1986 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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