Ecsenius monoculus
Ecsenius monoculus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Indonesia and the Philippines. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
| Ecsenius monoculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. monoculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius monoculus V. G. Springer, 1988 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius monoculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342173A48357249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342173A48357249.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius monoculus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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