Ecsenius isos
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Ecsenius isos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. isos |
Binomial name | |
Ecsenius isos McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 | |
Ecsenius isos is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[1] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around New Hebrides and New Caledonia.[1] It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres.[1] Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2] The specific name isos refers to the dark spots beneath the blennies' heads.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ecsenius isos at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Ecsenius isos at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Four new species of the fish genus Ecsenius with notes on other species of the genus (Blenniidae: Salariini). McKinney, J. F. and V. G. Springer 1976 (28 Sept.) Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236.
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