Ecsenius pardus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. pardus |
Binomial name | |
Ecsenius pardus V. G. Springer, 1988 | |
Ecsenius pardus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western Pacific ocean, around Fiji. It can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
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.
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius pardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342237A48343487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342237A48343487.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius pardus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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