Ecsenius taeniatus

Ecsenius taeniatus, the white-lined coralblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around several islands in Papua New Guinea. It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]

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

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 taeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342504A48378774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342504A48378774.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Escenius taeniatus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.


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