Ecsenius portenoyi
Ecsenius portenoyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. portenoyi |
Binomial name | |
Ecsenius portenoyi V. G. Springer, 1988 | |
Ecsenius portenoyi is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[1] It is found in the western central Pacific ocean.[1] It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres.[1] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
References
- Springer, V. G. 1988 (14 Sept.) The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465: i-iv + 1-134, col. Pls. 1-14.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ecsenius portenoyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Ecsenius portenoyi at www.fishbase.org.