Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Australian blenny (Ecsenius australianus) is a small marine blennioid fish of the genus Ecsenius. They are small and reddish brown with a white ventral side. Australian blennies inhabit the shallow marine waters of the tropics. They are often found along the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea of Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Australian blenny; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:12.019500+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988
- Name authority
- Springer, 1988
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Ecsenius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
- genusEcsenius McCulloch, 1923
- speciesEcsenius australianus Springer, 1988
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ecsenius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ecsenius aequalis Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius alleni Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aron's blennyEcsenius aroni Springer, 1971 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius bandanus Springer, 1971 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen, 2004 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius collettei Springer, 1972 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius fijiensis Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer, 1972 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smoothfin blennyEcsenius frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & Springer, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ecenius australianus Springer, 1988 Springer, 1988 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Springer, V. G. (1988). The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithson. Contrib. Zool., 465. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38NY9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.