Derawan Combtooth Blenny
Ecsenius tricolor
- Usual depth13.5 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius tricolor, known commonly as the Derawan combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Philippines and Borneo. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ecsenius tricolor”, 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: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13.5 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ioannis Magouras, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Derawan Combtooth Blenny, Tricolor Coralblenny
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Coral BlennyEcsenius yaeyamaensis
Twinspot BlennyEcsenius bimaculatus
Twocoat CoralblennyEcsenius dilemma
Kurt's coralblennyEcsenius kurti
Monocle CoralblennyEcsenius monoculus
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).
- 25 open-data records from 1998 to 1998.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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