Ecsenius isos

Ecsenius isos is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around New Hebrides and New Caledonia.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]> The specific name isos refers to the dark spots beneath the blennies' heads.[3]

Ecsenius isos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. isos
Binomial name
Ecsenius isos
McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius isos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342436A48388780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342436A48388780.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius isos" in 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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