Ecsenius nalolo
| Ecsenius nalolo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. nalolo |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius nalolo J. L. B. Smith, 1959 | |
Ecsenius nalolo, known commonly as the Nalolo in South Africa or the Nalolo blenny in Micronesia,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 6.5 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[3]
References
- Smith, J. L. B. 1959 (May) Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 14: 229-252, Pls. 14-18. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
- ↑ Common names for Ecsenius nalolo at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Ecsenius nalolo at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Ecsenius nalolo at www.fishbase.org.
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