Ecsenius tessera

Ecsenius tessera is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Vanuatu. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]

Ecsenius tessera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. tessera
Binomial name
Ecsenius tessera

References

  • Springer, V. G. 1988 (14 Sept.) The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465: i-iv + 1–134, col. Pls. 1-14.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius tessera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342512A48374913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342512A48374913.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). tessera&speciesname={{{2}}}"Ecsenius tessera {{{2}}}" in FishBase. February 2019 version.


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