Ecsenius isos

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

Ecsenius isos is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . [2] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around New Hebrides and New Caledonia. [2] It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres. [2] Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. [2] The specific name isos refers to the dark spots beneath the blennies' heads. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius isos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T48342436A48388780. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342436A48388780.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius isos". FishBase . October 2018 version.
  3. ↑ Four new species of the fish genus Ecsenius with notes on other species of the genus (Blenniidae: Salariini). Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine McKinney, J. F. and V. G. Springer 1976 (28 Sept.) Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236.


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