Ecsenius sellifer
Appearance
Ecsenius sellifer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. sellifer
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Binomial name | |
Ecsenius sellifer V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius sellifer, known commonly as the saddle blenny in Guam, or the saddle clown blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.1 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 sellifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342162A48362429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342162A48362429.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius sellifer". FishBase. October 2018 version.