Ecsenius tricolor
| Ecsenius tricolor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius tricolor V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001 | |
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 can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[3]
References
- Springer, V. G. and G. R. Allen 2001. Ecsenius ops, from Indonesia, and E. tricolor from western Philippines and northwestern Kalimantan, new species of blenniid fishes in the stigmatura species group. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4): 151-160.
- ↑ Common names for Ecsenius tricolor at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Ecsenius tricolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Ecsenius tricolor at www.fishbase.org.
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