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Ecsenius
''Ecsenius'' is a large genus of fish in the family Blenniidae. Several species, including ''Ecsenius midas'', the Midas blenny, and ''Ecsenius bicolor'', the bicolor blenny, are commonly sold at aquarium stores as pets. Species There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ecsenius aequalis'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1988 (Fourline blenny) * ''Ecsenius alleni'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1988 * ''Ecsenius aroni'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1971 (Aron's blenny) * ''Ecsenius australianus'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1988 (Australian blenny) * ''Ecsenius axelrodi'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1988 (Axelrod's clown blenny) * ''Ecsenius bandanus'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1971 (Banda comb-tooth) * ''Ecsenius bathi'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1988 (Bath's comb-tooth) * ''Ecsenius bicolor'' (Francis Day, F. Day, 1888) (Bicolor blenny) * ''Ecsenius bimaculatus'' Vic ...
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Ecsenius Caeruliventris
''Ecsenius caeruliventris'', known commonly as the bluebelly blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Male ''Ecsenius caeruliventris'' can reach a maximum length of 2.4 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 2.37 centimetres; it is one of the smallest blennies in ''Ecsenius''. The species name means "sky-blue belly" from the Latin words ''caeruleus'' and ''ventris'', referring to the blue abdomen on the species; the common name is derived from this. The species is most similar to its sister taxon ''Ecsenius shirleyae, E. shirleyae'' and ''Ecsenius bandanus, E. bandanus''.
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Ecsenius Australianus
The Australian blenny (''Ecsenius australianus'') is a small marine blennioid fish of the genus ''Ecsenius''. They are small and reddish brown with a white ventral side. Australian blennies inhabit the shallow marine waters of the tropics. They are often found along the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea of Australia. Taxonomy This species is believed to be most closely related to '' E. fourmanoiri''. Similarities between these two species include "broad, darkly dusky bands and stripes" and "dark opercular margin , which are not found in other members of the "Opsifrontalis Group". Preserved specimens also bear similarity to '' E. opsifrontalis''. However, ''E. australianus'' differ from ''E. opsifrontalis'' and ''E. fourmanoiri'' by their number of fins rays and vertebrae. Description Australian blennies are small fish, reaching lengths of only . The dorsal two-thirds of the body is reddish-brown, with white spots forming two rows. The ventral third is white in colour. A reddis ...
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Ecsenius Axelrodi
''Ecsenius axelrodi'', known commonly as the Axelrod's clown blenny or the Axelrod's combtooth blenny, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. It is found in shallow water on coral reefs in the western central Pacific Ocean. It was first described by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1988 and named in honour of the American ichthyologist Herbert Richard Axelrod. Description ''Ecsenius axelrodi'' is a small species growing to a maximum length of . The dorsal fin has 12 spines and 12 to 14 soft rays. It is deeply notched between the two portions of fin. The anal fin has 2 spines and 14 to 16 soft rays. This combtooth blenny is variable in colour but usually has broad orange bands running along the body and transverse black bars on the rear half of the body. It occasionally has black longitudinal stripes. The eyes are prominent and have a black line running through them. This fish can be distinguished from other similar species by the obliquely ...
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Ecsenius Frontalis
''Ecsenius frontalis'', known commonly as the smooth-fin blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, in several gulfs in the Red Sea. It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres. Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ... fish. References frontalis Fish described in 1836 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Ecsenius Kurti
''Ecsenius kurti'', Kurt's coralblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean; it is endemic to the Cuyo Islands of the Philippines. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. The specific name honours Kurt A. Bruwelheide, who was a museum specialist in the Division of Fishes of the National Museum of Natural History (Washington, D.C.), for his work on the early part Springer's revision of the genus ''Ecsenius'' and who photographed many of the types Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Ty ... of the species Springer described. References kurti Fish described in 1988 Taxa named by Victor G. Spri ...
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Ecsenius Isos
''Ecsenius isos'' is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around New Hebrides and New Caledonia. It can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres. Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae Algae ( , ; : alga ) is an informal term for any organisms of a large and diverse group of photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms that are not plants, and includes species from multiple distinct clades. Such organisms range from unicellular ... and weeds. The specific name ''isos'' refers to the dark spots beneath the blennies' heads.Four new species of the fish genus Ecsenius with notes on other speci ...
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Ecsenius Dentex
''Ecsenius dentex'' is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, and is endemic to the gulfs of Aqaba, Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea.Page 46, ''Tropical fish hobbyist'', Volume 37, Issues 5-8. Published by T.F.H. Publications, 1989. It can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres. The blenny feeds primarily off of benthic algae Algae ( , ; : alga ) is an informal term for any organisms of a large and diverse group of photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms that are not plants, and includes species from multiple distinct clades. Such organisms range from unicellular ... and weeds. References External links * dentex Fish described in 1988 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Ecsenius Bicolor
''Ecsenius bicolor'', commonly known as the flame tail blenny or bicolor blenny, is a blenny from the Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the .... It frequently makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of in length. References External links * bicolor Fish described in 1888 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Ecsenius Lividanalis
''Ecsenius lividanalis'', known commonly as the blue-head combtooth-blenny in Indonesia and also known as the blue-headed combtooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs throughout the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. There are two colour forms of this blenny, both of which have a black spot around the anus. One form has a blue head with a yellow body and iris while the other form is dark, occasionally all yellow, with a bluish-white iris, a yellow back and a yellow caudal fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported only .... References * Chapman, W. M. and L. P. ...
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Ecsenius Aequalis
''Ecsenius aequalis'', a fish known commonly as the fourline blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is .... It is grey or light brown in color, with four think black stripes or dotted lines along its body, including a line along the base of the dorsal fin. Other names for ''Ecsenius aequalis '' are fourline combtooth blenny and fourline coral blenny. References aequalis Fish described in 1988 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Ecsenius Alleni
''Ecsenius alleni'', known commonly as the Allen's blenny,"Marine fishes of tropical Australia and South-East Asia ''A field guide for anglers and divers''", by Gerald R. Allen, Roger Swainston, Jill Ruse. Published by Australian Museum, 1997 / is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''Ecsenius''. It is found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian Ocean, specifically in western Australia. It can reach a maximum length of 3.4 centimetres. The blennies feed primarily off of plants and algae. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ... Gerald R. Allen. References alleni Fish described in 1988 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Ecsenius Aroni
''Ecsenius aroni'', known commonly as the Aron's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba south to Djetta in Saudi Arabia and Towartit Reef near Port Sudan. The specific name honours the oceanographer William Aron of the Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a .... References aroni Fish described in 1971 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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