Ecsenius pictus
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| Ecsenius pictus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976
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Ecsenius pictus, known commonly as the White-lined comb-tooth in Indonesia and the Pictus blenny in Micronesia,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.[2]
The White-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.[2]
It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm.[3]
Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[4] and are commercial aquarium fish.[2] The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern.[5]
References
- ^ Common names for Ecsenius pictus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Ecsenius pictus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III, 1990. Dr. Burgess's Atlas der Meerwasser Aquarium Fische. Bede Verlag, Kollnburg, Germany.
- ^ Food items for Ecsenius pictus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Four new species of the fish genus Ecsenius with notes on other species of the genus (Blenniidae: Salariini). McKinney, J. F. and V. G. Springer 1976 (28 Sept.) Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236.
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