Biology:Ecsenius mandibularis
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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. mandibularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923
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Ecsenius mandibularis, also known as the many-toothed blenny,[2] Queensland combtooth blenny or Queensland blenny in Australia ,[3] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[3] It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, including the southern edge of the Great Barrier Reef.[3] It can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[3]
References
- McCulloch, A. R., 1923 (10 Dec.) Fishes from Australia and Lord Howe Island. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum v. 14 (no. 2): 113–125, Pls. 14–16.
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius mandibularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342535A48394596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342535A48394596.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342535/48394596. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ecsenius mandibularis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1064. Retrieved 4 Mar 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius mandibularis" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1939005 entry
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