Ecsenius ops

Ecsenius ops, known commonly as the eye-spot blenny or the yellow-eye combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny the family Blenniidae.[2]

Ecsenius ops

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. ops
Binomial name
Ecsenius ops
V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001

It is found in the central Indo-Pacific area, specifically around Indonesia.[2]

It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres.[3]

Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius ops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342101A48385033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342101A48385033.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius ops" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.
  • http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277672
  • Springer, V. G. and G. R. Allen 2001. Ecsenius ops, from Indonesia, and E. tricolor from western Philippines and northwestern Kalimantan, new species of blenniid fishes in the stigmatura species group. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4): 151–160.


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