Biology:Ecsenius tricolor
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. tricolor
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| Ecsenius tricolor V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001
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Ecsenius tricolor, known commonly as the Derawan combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Philippines and Borneo. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
References
- Springer, V. G. and G. R. Allen 2001. Ecsenius ops, from Indonesia, and E. tricolor from western Philippines and northwestern Kalimantan, new species of blenniid fishes in the stigmatura species group. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4): 151–160.
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342339A48398755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342339A48398755.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342339/48398755. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Ecsenius tricolor" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Ecsenius tricolor on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2541056 entry
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