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Ecsenius portenoyi
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. portenoyi
Binomial name
Ecsenius portenoyi V. G. Springer, 1988

Ecsenius portenoyi is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. Its specific name honours Norman S. Portenoy of Bethesda, Maryland for his support of the ichthyological expeditions of the National Museum of Natural History.

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.

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius portenoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342501A48399604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342501A48399604.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius portenoyi". FishBase. October 2018 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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