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Banded Blenny
Salarias fasciatus
Pictus Blenny
Ecsenius pictus
- Max size
- View in app
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Found in
- 9 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- whitebrowngreyyelloworange
- Pattern
- Blotches or dots, Streaks pattern, Horizontal markings, Banded pattern
Ecsenius pictus is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.
Description
The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern. It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm. Distinctive pattern of white lines and series of white spots that is clearly visible in deep water.
Distribution
The White-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.
Habitat
Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish.
Similar species
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Barred Blenny
Cirripectes polyzona
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Bicolor Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
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Bluestriped Fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Brown Coral Blenny
Atrosalarias fuscus
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Eared Blenny
Cirripectes auritus
Questions
Is Pictus Blenny dangerous?
Pictus Blenny has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Pictus Blenny?
How deep does Pictus Blenny live?
Pictus Blenny can be found at depths of up to 40 meters.
