Ecsenius

Ecsenius is a large genus of fish in the family Blenniidae. Several species, including Ecsenius midas, the Midas blenny, and Ecsenius bicolor, the bicolor blenny, are commonly sold at aquarium stores as pets.

==Species== There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus: Ecsenius aequalis V. G. Springer, 1988 (Fourline blenny) Ecsenius alleni V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius aroni V. G. Springer, 1971 (Aron's blenny) Ecsenius australianus V. G. Springer, 1988 (Australian blenny) Ecsenius axelrodi V. G. Springer, 1988 (Axelrod's clown blenny) Ecsenius bandanus V. G. Springer, 1971 (Banda comb-tooth) Ecsenius bathi V. G. Springer, 1988 (Bath's comb-tooth) Ecsenius bicolor (F. Day, 1888) (Bicolor blenny) Ecsenius bimaculatus V. G. Springer, 1971 Ecsenius caeruliventris V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2004 (Bluebelly blenny) Ecsenius collettei V. G. Springer, 1972 (Collete's blenny) Ecsenius dentex V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius dilemma V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius fijiensis V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius fourmanoiri V. G. Springer, 1972 Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836) (Smooth-fin blenny) Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin, 1906) (Red Sea mimic blenny) Ecsenius isos McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 Ecsenius kurti V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962 (Linear blenny) Ecsenius lividanalis W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952 (Blue-head combtooth-blenny) Ecsenius lubbocki V. G. Springer, 1988 (Lubbock's combtooth-blenny) Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923 (Queensland blenny) Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 (Yellow-eyed comb-tooth) Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969 (Persian blenny) Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963 Ecsenius monoculus V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius nalolo J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Nalolo) Ecsenius namiyei (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902) (Black comb-tooth) Ecsenius niue V. G. Springer, 2002 Ecsenius oculatus V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius oculus V. G. Springer, 1971 (Ocular blenny) Ecsenius ops V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001 Ecsenius opsifrontalis W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952 (Comical blenny) Ecsenius pardus V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius paroculus V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius pictus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 (White-lined comb-tooth) Ecsenius polystictus V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1999 Ecsenius portenoyi V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius prooculis W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952 Ecsenius pulcher (J. A. Murray, 1887) Ecsenius randalli V. G. Springer, 1991 Ecsenius schroederi McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 Ecsenius sellifer V. G. Springer, 1988 (Saddle blenny) Ecsenius shirleyae V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2004 Ecsenius stictus V. G. Springer, 1988 (Great Barrier Reef blenny) Ecsenius stigmatura Fowler, 1952 Ecsenius taeniatus V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius tessera V. G. Springer, 1988 Ecsenius tigris V. G. Springer, 1988 (Tiger blenny) Ecsenius tricolor V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001 Ecsenius trilineatus V. G. Springer, 1972 (Three-lined blenny) Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954) (Yaeyama blenny)