Ecsenius frontalis

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Ecsenius frontalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. frontalis
Binomial name
Ecsenius frontalis
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms [2]
  • Salarias frontalis(Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salarias nigrovittatus(Rüppell, 1838)
  • Ecsenius albicaudattus(Lotan, 1969)

Ecsenius frontalis, known commonly as the smooth-fin blenny in Micronesia, [2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . [2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, in several gulfs in the Red Sea. [2] It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres. [2] Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, [2] and are commercial aquarium fish. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342469A48351016. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342469A48351016.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius frontalis". FishBase . October 2018 version.


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