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Ecsenius frontalis

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Species of fish

Ecsenius frontalis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species: E. frontalis
Binomial name
Ecsenius frontalis
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Salarias frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salarias nigrovittatus (Rüppell, 1838)
  • Ecsenius albicaudattus (Lotan, 1969)

Ecsenius frontalis, known commonly as the smooth-fin blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, in several gulfs in the Red Sea. It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres. Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish.

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342469A48351016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342469A48351016.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius frontalis". FishBase. October 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ecsenius frontalis


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