ANIMAL SPECIES:Australian Blenny, Ecsenius australianus (Springer, 1988)
The Australian Blenny is a small fish that lives in shallow tropical waters. It has a red-brown body with two rows of white spots.
Identification
The Australian Blenny can be recognised by its colouration. The upper two thirds of the body is red-brown with two rows of white spots. The lower third is white. There is a white-edged red-brown stripe through the eyes extending to the rear of the operculum.
Size range
The species grows to 6 cm in length.Distribution
It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Western Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the northern Great Barrier Reef and the islands of the Coral Sea.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Australian Blenny specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Classification
- Species:
- australianus
- Genus:
- Ecsenius
- Family:
- Blenniidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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