Ecsenius namiyei

Ecsenius namiyei, commonly called black comb-tooth blenny or Namiye's coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.[2] The specific name honours the Japanese zoologist and museum curator Motoyoshi Namiye (1854-1915).[3]

Ecsenius namiyei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. namiyei
Binomial name
Ecsenius namiyei

The black comb-tooth is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Solomon Islands.[2]

It grows to a size of 11 cm in length.[4]

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342317A48402914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342317A48402914.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius namiyei" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.


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