Ecsenius pulcher

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Ecsenius pulcher
Blenido (Ecsenius pulcher), islas Ad Dimaniyat, Oman, 2024-08-13, DD 15.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. pulcher
Binomial name
Ecsenius pulcher
(J. A. Murray, 1887)
Synonyms [2]
  • Salarias pulcherMurray, 1887
  • Salarias phantasticus(Boulenger, 1897)
  • Salarias anomalus(Regan, 1905)

Ecsenius pulcher, the Gulf blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . [2] It is found in the western Indian Ocean. [2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P.A. (2014). "Ecsenius pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T46079519A46664389. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079519A46664389.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius pulcher". FishBase . October 2018 version.


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