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Ecsenius tricolor
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. tricolor
Binomial name
Ecsenius tricolor V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001

Ecsenius tricolor, known commonly as the Derawan combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Philippines and Borneo. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.

References

• Springer, V. G. and G. R. Allen 2001. Ecsenius ops, from Indonesia, and E. tricolor from western Philippines and northwestern Kalimantan, new species of blenniid fishes in the stigmatura species group. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4): 151–160.

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342339A48398755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342339A48398755.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius tricolor". FishBase. February 2019 version.

External links

• Photos of Ecsenius tricolor on Sealife Collection

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