| Ecsenius taeniatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. taeniatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius taeniatus Springer, 1988 |
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Ecsenius taeniatus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[1] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around several islands in Papua New Guinea.[1] It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988,[2] and can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres.[1] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[3]