| Ecsenius sellifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. sellifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius sellifer Springer, 1988 |
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Ecsenius sellifer, known commonly as the Saddle blenny in Guam, or the Saddle clown blenny in Micronesia,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.[2] It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 4.1 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[4]