Ecsenius oculus

Ecsenius oculus, known commonly in Micronesia as the ocular blenny and as the coral blenny on Christmas Island, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish.[2]

Ecsenius oculus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. oculus
Binomial name
Ecsenius oculus
V. G. Springer, 1971

References

  • Springer, V. G. 1971 (30 Mar.) Revision of the fish genus Ecsenius (Blenniidae, Blenniinae, Salariini). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72: 1-74.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius oculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342508A48407306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342508A48407306.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius oculus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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