''Ecsenius shirleyae'', known commonly as the Shirley's blenny in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''

Ecsenius ''Ecsenius'' is a large genus of fish in the family Blenniidae. Several species, including ''Ecsenius midas'', the Midas blenny, and ''Ecsenius bicolor'', the bicolor blenny, are commonly sold at aquarium stores as pets. Species There are curre ...

'' It is found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia. It can reach a maximum length of 2.8 centimetres. The species was named in honour of Springer's wife, Shirley. It is considered most similar to its sister species '' E. bimaculatus''."''Ecsenius caeruliventris'' and ''E. shirleyae'', two new species of blenniid fishes from Indonesia, and new distribution records for other species of ''Ecsenius''"
Victor G. Springer & Gerald R. Allen, 2004. ''

Zootaxa ''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week. ...

'', ISSN 1175-5334

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* shirleyae Fish described in 2004 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen {{Blenniidae-stub