Biology:Ecsenius alleni
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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. alleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius alleni V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius alleni, known commonly as the Allen's blenny,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[3] It is found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian ocean, specifically in western Australia .[3] It can reach a maximum length of 3.4 centimetres.[3] The blennies feed primarily off of plants and algae.[3] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen.[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342498A48399194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342498A48399194.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342498/48399194. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Marine fishes of tropical Australia and South-East Asia A field guide for anglers and divers", by Gerald R. Allen, Roger Swainston, Jill Ruse. Published by Australian Museum, 1997 ISBN:0730983633/ ISBN:978-0-7309-8363-7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius alleni" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q2206024 entry
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