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Linear blenny
Ecsenius lineatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Linear blenny
- Scientific
- Ecsenius lineatus
- Dhivehi
- Ven funna
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 28 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender blenny with a dark stripe along the side that often breaks into blotches in larger fish, reaching about 9 cm. It perches on coral on shallow, clear reef crests.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ecsenius-lineatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7567&GenusName=Ecsenius&SpeciesName=l
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:EcsenLineatJulienBidet.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Ven funna' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.