Ecsenius bimaculatus

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Ecsenius bimaculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Ecsenius bimaculatus

Ecsenius bimaculatus, known commonly as the twinspot coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae. [2]

The twinspot coralblenny is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and particularly in the Philippines and the northeast of Borneo, which is the Malaysian province of Sabah. [2]

It grows to a size of 5 cm (2 in) in length. [3]

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. [4]

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<i>Ecsenius yaeyamaensis</i> Species of fish

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius bimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T48342183A48393255. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342183A48393255.en .
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius bimaculatus" in FishBase . October 2018 version.
  3. Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN   9780691089959
  4. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+1871&pcatid=1871