Ecsenius lubbocki

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Ecsenius lubbocki

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. lubbocki
Binomial name
Ecsenius lubbocki
V. G. Springer, 1988

Ecsenius lubbocki, known commonly as the Lubbock's combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in Phuket, Thailand, in the eastern Indian ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2] The specific name honours the English marine biologist (1951-1981), the collector of the type specimens, he recognised that they were a new species of Ecsenius.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius lubbocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342234A48369856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342234A48369856.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius lubbocki" 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 4 March 2019.


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