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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. frontalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius frontalis (
Valenciennes, 1836)
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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]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius frontalis" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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