Ecsenius portenoyi

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

Ecsenius portenoyi is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . It is found in the western central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. [2] Its specific name honours Norman S. Portenoy of Bethesda, Maryland for his support of the ichthyological expeditions of the National Museum of Natural History. [3]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius portenoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2014: e.T48342501A48399604. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342501A48399604.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius portenoyi" 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 6 March 2019.