| Ecsenius tricolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius tricolor Springer & Allen, 2001 |
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Ecsenius tricolor, known commonly as the Derawan combtooth-blenny in Indonesia,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Philippines and Borneo.[2] It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer and Gerald R. Allen in 2001,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[4]