Ecsenius axelrodi

Springer, 1988

Axelrod’s Clown Blenny

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocks and corals on steep slopes and usually found at depths between 10 – 100 feet (3 – 30 m) where it feeds on algae, various protozoan, and detritus.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Blennioidei

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Ecsenius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.