Ecsenius randalli

Ecsenius randalli
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. randalli
Binomial name
Ecsenius randalli V. G. Springer, 1991

Ecsenius randalli is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . It is found the western central Pacific ocean, around Indonesia. It can reach a maximum length of 2 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. ^[2] The specific name of this blenny honours the American ichthyologist John E. Randall of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, who collected the type, photographed it and permitted Victor G. Springer to describe it. ^[3]

References

• Springer, V. G. 1991 (Aug.) [ref. 18995] Ecsenius randalli, a new species of blenniid fish from Indonesia, with notes on other species of Ecsenius. Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 39 (no. 12): 100–113.

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius randalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342328A48398474. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342328A48398474.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eschenius randalli". 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.