Great Barrier Reef Blenny
Ecsenius stictus
- Usual depth3–17 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius stictus, known commonly as the Great Barrier Reef blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the Great Barrier Reef, and around the Chesterfield Islands. It can reach a maximum length of 5.8 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius stictus”, 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: 17 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 28 records
- November: 43 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–17 m · Deepest record: 25.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Jacob Littlejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jacob Littlejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Great Barrier Reef Blenny, Japanese Coral Blenny, Small-spotted Comb-tooth, Smallspotted Combtooth Blenny
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Fourline BlennyEcsenius aequalis
Aron's blennyEcsenius aroni
Australian BlennyEcsenius australianus
Axelrod's Clown BlennyEcsenius axelrodi
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).
- 823 open-data records from 1968 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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