Ecsenius schroederi

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

Ecsenius schroederi, known commonly as the Schroeder's combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius . ^[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia. ^[2] It can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres. ^[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, ^[2] and are commercial aquarium fish. ^[2] The species was named in honour of the wildlife artist and scientific illustrator Jack R. Schroeder (1954-2004). ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius schroederi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342204A48345477. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342204A48345477.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius schroederi". 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.
4. 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.

External links

• Photos of Ecsenius schroederi in the Sealife Collection