Ecsenius pictus

Ecsenius pictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. pictus
Binomial name
Ecsenius pictus
Ecsenius pictus at Waitii bay, Wakatobi National Park, 2015

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]

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

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Common names for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius pictus". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  4. ^ Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III, 1990. Dr. Burgess's Atlas der Meerwasser Aquarium Fische. Bede Verlag, Kollnburg, Germany.
  5. ^ Food items for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  6. ^ 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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