Ecsenius pictus
Ecsenius pictus, known commonly as the white-lined comb-tooth in Indonesia and the pictus blenny in Micronesia,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. pictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius pictus McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976 | |
The white-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.[3]
It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm.[4]
Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[5] and are commercial aquarium fish.[3] The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern.[6]
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342145A48403220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342145A48403220.en.
- Common names for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius pictus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III, 1990. Dr. Burgess's Atlas der Meerwasser Aquarium Fische. Bede Verlag, Kollnburg, Germany.
- Food items for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
- 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.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277676
- Photos of Ecsenius pictus on Sealife Collection
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