Schroeder's Combtooth Blenny
Ecsenius schroederi
- Usual depth2–7 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius schroederi, known commonly as the Schroeder's combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia. It can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. The species was named in honour of the wildlife artist and scientific illustrator Jack R. Schroeder (1954–2004).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius schroederi”, 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: 15 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 22 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–7 m · Deepest record: 9.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Piotr Lukasik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Schroeder's Combtooth Blenny, Schroeder's Coralblenny
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).
- 98 open-data records from 1975 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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