Biology:Ecsenius tessera
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Short description: Species of fish
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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. tessera
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius tessera V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius tessera is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Vanuatu. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
References
- Springer, V. G. 1988 (14 Sept.) The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465: i-iv + 1–134, col. Pls. 1-14.
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius tessera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342512A48374913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342512A48374913.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342512/48374913. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). tessera&speciesname={{{2}}}"Ecsenius tessera {{{2}}}" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2499903 entry
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