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Ecsenius bicolor in Indonesia
Bicolor blenny

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Ecsenius bicolor   (Day, 1888)
Family:	Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)			picture (Ecbic_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Bicolor blenny
Max. size:	11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 25 m
Climate:	tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Maldives to the Phoenix Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 17-21. Occurs in three color phases: one black anteriorly and yellow posteriorly (bicolor phase), the others black dorsally with a broad white lateral band and dusky belly with or without a yellow tail.
Biology:	Inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs with mixed corals and algae-covered rocks. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref:	Springer, V.G.. 1988. (Ref. 5296)
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Indonesia country information
Common names:	Cabing item, Two-coloured blenny, Two-tone combtooth-blenny		Ref:  Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:  Kunzmann, A., J.E. Randall and I. Suprihanto, 1998
Salinity:	marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Bali (Ref. 5296, 47567) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Maumere Bay, Komodo, Manado and vicinity, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: Toko Toko Rock (N of NE corner of Komodo), BPBM 31534 (Ref. 5296). Also Ref. 8631, 48636.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Springer, V.G., 1988
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