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Linear blenny - Ecsenius lineatus

Species name: Ecsenius lineatus

Synonyms: Ecsenius stigmatura, Ecsenius lineatus

Common Names: Linear blenny

Family: Blenniidae (Combtooth Blennies)

Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes)

Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)

Max.Size: 9.0 cm / 3.5 inches

Environment: Marine reef

Origin: Western and Eastern Indian Ocean, Northwest and Western Central Pacific

Temperament: Harmless

Company: Avoid keeping your Ecsenius lineatus (Linear blenny) with fish of the same species or large fishes.

Aquarium Setup: Ecsenius lineatus (Linear blenny) is a temperate fish and will not survive a rapid move to a tropical aquarium. This fish is protected from injury by its slime, and should never be scrubbed clean of mucus pshysically or by poor water quality. Linear blenny likes to dig and enjoy a bottom with mixed size rubble and gravel. Rock and coral are suitable decorations. They are notorious jumpers so the aquarium must be covered.

Food: Ecsenius lineatus (Linear blenny) eat crustaceans and small fishes. You can feed your Linear blenny brine shrimp, mysids, worms, algae and flake foods. The food must be small enough for the fish to swallow, since this species have no teeth.

Breeding: We have no information regarding the breeding of Ecsenius lineatus (Linear blenny) in aquariums.


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Linear blenny - Ecsenius lineatus