Bicolor Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
Molly Miller
Scartella cristata
About
The molly miller is a small, shell-dwelling blenny that watches the reef from the mouth of a borrowed shell or rock crevice. It reaches up to 12 cm.
- Length
- 12 cm
- Depth
- up to 10 m
How to tell it apart
Combtooth blennies like this one look similar at a glance; the molly miller is told apart by a row of short, comb-like fringes running along the midline of its nape, just behind the head.
Appearance
Its body is mottled tan, white, and black, with dull green to olive dark bars that run down onto the lower part of the dorsal fin, the fin along its back. The head carries short, hair-like fringes and two large eyes.
Habitat
It lives on shallow rocky shores and coral reefs from the surface down to 10 m, sheltering in rock holes and gaps between algae.
Did you know?
This blenny often makes its home inside an empty queen conch shell rather than a rock crevice.
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