Ecsenius frontalis

Ecsenius frontalis, known commonly as the smooth-fin blenny in Micronesia,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean, in several gulfs in the Red Sea.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[2] and are commercial aquarium fish.[2]

Ecsenius frontalis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. frontalis
Binomial name
Ecsenius frontalis
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms[2]
  • Salarias frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salarias nigrovittatus (Rüppell, 1838)
  • Ecsenius albicaudattus (Lotan, 1969)

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342469A48351016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342469A48351016.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius frontalis" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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