Coral Blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis, known commonly as the Yaeyama blenny in Guam and Micronesia, and also known as the Yaeyama clown blenny in Micronesia, or the Pale-spotted combtooth-blenny in Indonesia is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 30 records
- April: 63 records
- May: 60 records
- June: 49 records
- July: 45 records
- August: 39 records
- September: 53 records
- October: 57 records
- November: 48 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) PampaSorro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Coral Blenny, Pale-spotted Comb-tooth, Pale-spotted Combtooth Blenny, Palespotted Combtooth Blenny, Yaeyama blenny, Yaeyama Clown Blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ishigakikaeruuo, イシガキカエルウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 八重山無鬚鳚
Other scientific names: Ecsenius yaeyamaenis, Ecsenius yaeyamensis, Salarias yaeyamaensis
Similar species
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Twinspot BlennyEcsenius bimaculatus
Twocoat CoralblennyEcsenius dilemma
Kurt's coralblennyEcsenius kurti
Monocle CoralblennyEcsenius monoculus
Black Comb-toothEcsenius namiyei
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).
- 1,318 open-data records from 1955 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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