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Ecsenius pictus

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Ecsenius pictus at Waitii bay, Wakatobi National Park, 2015

Ecsenius pictus, known commonly as the white-lined comb-tooth in Indonesia and the pictus blenny in Micronesia,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.[3]

The white-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.[3]

It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm.[4]

Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[5] and are commercial aquarium fish.[3] The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern.[6]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342145A48403220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342145A48403220.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Common names for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius pictus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  4. ^ Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III, 1990. Dr. Burgess's Atlas der Meerwasser Aquarium Fische. Bede Verlag, Kollnburg, Germany.
  5. ^ Food items for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  6. ^ Four new species of the fish genus Ecsenius with notes on other species of the genus (Blenniidae: Salariini). McKinney, J. F. and V. G. Springer 1976 (28 Sept.) Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236.

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Ecsenius pictus: Brief Summary

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Ecsenius pictus at Waitii bay, Wakatobi National Park, 2015

Ecsenius pictus, known commonly as the white-lined comb-tooth in Indonesia and the pictus blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.

The white-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.

It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm.

Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern.

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