Ecsenius melarchus
| Ecsenius melarchus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. melarchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 | |
Ecsenius melarchus, known commonly as the Yellow-eyed comb-tooth or the Java combtooth-blenny in Indonesia,[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 can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[3] and are commercial aquarium fish.[2] The specific name "melarchus" is Latin for "black anus", and refers to the black anal marking on the blennies in this species.[4]
References
- ↑ Common names for Ecsenius melarchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ecsenius melarchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Ecsenius melarchus 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.