Ecsenius namiyei
Ecsenius namiyei, commonly called black comb-tooth blenny or Namiye's coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.[2] The specific name honours the Japanese zoologist and museum curator Motoyoshi Namiye (1854-1915).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. namiyei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius namiyei (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | |
The black comb-tooth is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Solomon Islands.[2]
It grows to a size of 11 cm in length.[4]
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342317A48402914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342317A48402914.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius namiyei" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- 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 5 March 2019.
- Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277668
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Ecsenius namiyei" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Photos of Ecsenius namiyei on Sealife Collection
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