Ecsenius pulcher | |
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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. pulcher |
Binomial name | |
Ecsenius pulcher (J. A. Murray, 1887) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
- 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius pulcher". FishBase. October 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ecsenius pulcher |
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