Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
| Ecsenius yaeyamaensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. yaeyamaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954) | |
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis, known commonly as the Yaeyama blenny in Guam and Micronesia, and also known as the Yaeyama clown blenny in Micronesia, or the Pale-spotted 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 and Indian oceans.[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] and are commercial aquarium fish.[2]
References
- Aoyagi, H. 1954 [ref. 130] Description of one new genus and three new species of Blenniidae from the Riu-Kiu Islands. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 5): 213-217.
- ↑ Common names for Ecsenius yaeyamensis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Ecsenius yaeyamaensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Ecsenius yaeyamensis at www.fishbase.org.
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