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]

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