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Fourline blenny (Ecsenius aequalis)
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Fourline blenny (Ecsenius aequalis) specimen
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Blenniidae

Fourline blenny

Ecsenius aequalis

Four black lines on light body

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Ecsenius aequalis, a fish known commonly as the fourline blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. It is grey or light brown in color, with four think black stripes or dotted lines along its body, including a line along the base of the dorsal fin. Other names for Ecsenius aequalis are fourline combtooth blenny and fourline coral blenny.

Maximum length
4.3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Pacific: northern part of the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea, and Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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