Ecsenius schroederi
Schroeders combtooth blenny | Schroeder's Combtooth Blenny
Ecsenius schroederi, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Ecsenius schroederi, juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Semi-translucent grey body with three very fine black stripes along body, two rows of white spots, the first along back above the uppermost stripe and the second with larger, more elongated spots, between lower stripes. Eye with yellow and black spoke like markings on upper two-thirds. Perches on rocks and coral heads. Similar E. trilineatus (Whitespotted Combtooth Blenny) has a row of white spots below upper stripe, and E. mandibularis (Queensland Combtooth Blenny) lacks black stripes along body, also differs by location.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 25.4-31.2°C
Depth: 2-12m
Habitat Generalization Index: 3.26
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (13.6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields