Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Anterior nostril with a cirrus on posterior margin only. three or more pairs of dark, round spots with pale margins on sides of body.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Ecsenius

Species: Ecsenius oculus Springer, 1971

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in lagoons to 15 m deep (Ref. 90102). Common around coral reefs. Adults manifest both sexual and geographic variation. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

Habitat

associated