Ecsenius stictus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. stictus
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Binomial name | |
Ecsenius stictus V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius stictus, known commonly as the Great Barrier Reef blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the Great Barrier Reef, and around the Chesterfield Islands. It can reach a maximum length of 5.8 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
References
[edit]- 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.
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius stictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342262A48409107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342262A48409107.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius stictus month+October". FishBase.