Ecsenius namiyei

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

Ecsenius namiyei, commonly called black comb-tooth blenny or Namiye's coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae. [2] The specific name honours the Japanese zoologist and museum curator Motoyoshi Namiye (1854-1915). [3]

The black comb-tooth is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Solomon Islands. [2]

It grows to a size of 11 cm in length. [4]

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T48342317A48402914. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342317A48402914.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius namiyei" in FishBase . October 2018 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.