Shirley's Coralblenny
Ecsenius shirleyae
- Usual depth3–18 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius shirleyae, known commonly as the Shirley's blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius It is found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia. It can reach a maximum length of 2.8 centimetres. The species was named in honour of Springer's wife, Shirley. It is considered most similar to its sister species E. bimaculatus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius shirleyae”, 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: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Shirley's Coralblenny, Shirley’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).
- 22 open-data records from 1974 to 1974.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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