Ecsenius pulcher

Ecsenius pulcher, the Gulf blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in the western Indian Ocean.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]

Ecsenius pulcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. pulcher
Binomial name
Ecsenius pulcher
(J. A. Murray, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Salarias pulcher Murray, 1887</small
  • Salarias phantasticus (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Salarias anomalus (Regan, 1905)

References
  • Murray, J. A. 1887 (Jan.) [ref. 22438] New species of fish from Kurrachee and the Persian Gulf. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 2 (pt 1): 47–49.
  1. Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P.A. (2014). "Ecsenius pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46079519A46664389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079519A46664389.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius pulcher" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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