Ecsenius lineatus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Linear blenny

| image= EcsenLineatJulienBidet.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Williams, J.T. |date=2014 |title=Ecsenius lineatus |volume=2014 |page=e.T48342329A48346892 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342329A48346892.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Ecsenius lineatus

| authority = Klausewitz, 1962

}}

Ecsenius lineatus, known commonly as the linear blenny or lined combtooth blenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.{{FishBase|Ecsenius|lineatus|month=October|year-2018}}

The linear blenny is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area and particularly from the eastern coast of Africa to the Philippines.

It grows to a size of 8 cm in length.Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes, Princeton University Press, 2009, {{ISBN|9780691089959}}