Axelrod's clown blenny (Ecsenius axelrodi)

Scientific name: Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988

Axelrod's clown blenny (Ecsenius axelrodi)

The Axelrod's clown blenny (Ecsenius axelrodi) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Variable in color, usually with broad orange bands and black bars on the rear of the body, but occasionally with black longitudinal stripes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ecsenius axelrodi
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
3–36 m (10–118 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 36 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Replaced by Ecsenius bathi from Bali to Flores and Ecsenius dilema in the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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