Biology:Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. yaeyamaensis
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Binomial name | |
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)
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Ecsenius yaeyamaensis, known commonly as the Yaeyama blenny in Guam and Micronesia, and also known as the Yaeyama clown blenny in Micronesia, or the Pale-spotted combtooth-blenny in Indonesia is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish.[2]
References
- Aoyagi, H. 1954 [ref. 130] Description of one new genus and three new species of Blenniidae from the Riu-Kiu Islands. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 5): 213–217.
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius yaeyamaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342451A48359734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342451A48359734.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342451/48359734. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius yaeyamaensis" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
External links
- Photos of Ecsenius yaeyamaensis on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2174841 entry
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