Bicolor Blenny

Ecsenius bicolor, commonly known as the Flame tail blenny or Bicolor blenny, is a Blenny from the Indo-Pacific. It frequently makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length.

Description

It occurs in three color phases: one is bluish black anteriorly and yellow posteriorly (bicolor phase), the others black dorsally with a broad white lateral band and dusky belly with or without a yellow tail. Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21.

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Maldives to the Phoenix Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia.

Habitat

It is found solitary in abandoned tubes. It inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs with mixed corals and algae-covered rocks.