Ecsenius melarchus

Ecsenius melarchus
Escenius melarchus seeking shelter
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. melarchus
Binomial name
Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976

Escenius melarchus resting

Ecsenius melarchus, known commonly as the yellow-eyed comb-tooth or the Java combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. ^[2] The specific name "melarchus" is Latin for "black anus", and refers to the black anal marking on the blennies in this species. ^[3]

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius melarchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T48342349A48387572. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342349A48387572.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius melarchus". 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.