Biology:Ecsenius collettei

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Ecsenius collettei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. collettei
Binomial name
Ecsenius collettei
V. G. Springer, 1972

Ecsenius collettei, known commonly as the Collete's blenny in Papua New Guinea,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, specifically in Papua New Guinea.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2] The blennies feed primarily off of plants, and benthic algae and weeds.[2] he specific name honours Bruce B. Collette the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service Systematics Laboratory, whose collection of fish specimens from New Guinea contained a number important blenniid specimens, one of which was this species.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius collettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342198A48406816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342198A48406816.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342198/48406816. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius collettei" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 2 March 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3752092 entry