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Ecsenius melarchus
Escenius melarchus seeking shelter
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. melarchus
Binomial name
Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976

Ecsenius melarchus, known commonly as the yellow-eyed comb-tooth or the Java combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, 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 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. The specific name "melarchus" is Latin for "black anus", and refers to the black anal marking on the blennies in this species.

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius melarchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342349A48387572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342349A48387572.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius melarchus". FishBase. October 2018 version.
3. 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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