Bicolor blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bicolor blenny
- Scientific
- Ecsenius bicolor
- Dhivehi
- ދެބުރިދެކުލަ ވެންފުންނަDheburi dhekula venfunna
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (total length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 11 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small blenny with three colour phases: dark blue-black at the front and bright yellow-orange behind, or dark above with a white band along the side. It perches on coral and rock or peeks out of empty worm tubes on clear lagoon and outer reefs, grazing algae.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives dheburi dhekula venfunna, a name coined in MRS (1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ecsenius-bicolor.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދެބުރިދެކުލަ_ވެންފުންނަ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Ecsenius_bicolor_339649280.jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Dheburi dhekula venfunna' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދެބުރިދެކުލަ ވެންފުންނަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form. FLAG: the source states no traditional name was recorded and this descriptive name was coined for the book; it is not an established fishermen's name.