Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Ecsenius pulcher
Max size :
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, coast of Oman, and northwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent as far south as the Gulf of Kutch.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 19-23; Vertebrae: 37-39
Biology : Almost exclusively benthic. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Springer, V.G.. 1988. (Ref. 5296)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses