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Ecsenius pulcher

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Species of fish

Ecsenius pulcher
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. pulcher
Binomial name
Ecsenius pulcher
(J. A. Murray, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Salarias pulcher Murray, 1887
  • Salarias phantasticus (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Salarias anomalus (Regan, 1905)

Ecsenius pulcher, the Gulf blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.

References

  • Murray, J. A. 1887 (Jan.) New species of fish from Kurrachee and the Persian Gulf. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 2 (pt 1): 47–49.
  1. Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P.A. (2014). "Ecsenius pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46079519A46664389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079519A46664389.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius pulcher". FishBase. October 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ecsenius pulcher


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