Biology:Ecsenius taeniatus
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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. taeniatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius taeniatus V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius taeniatus, the white-lined coralblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around several islands in Papua New Guinea. It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 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 taeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342504A48378774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342504A48378774.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342504/48378774. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Escenius taeniatus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2288843 entry
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