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Australian Blenny
Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988
An Australian Blenny at a depth of 15m, Mantis Reef, Wreck Bay, far northern Great Barrier Reef, December 1999. View larger image.
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 (glossary).
This species grows to 6cm in length.
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.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- 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.
