Ecsenius prooculis

Ecsenius prooculis is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It can reach a maximum length of 3.7 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]

Ecsenius prooculis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. prooculis
Binomial name
Ecsenius prooculis
W. M. Chapman & L. P. Schultz, 1952

References

  • Chapman, W. M. and L. P. Schultz 1952 (24 Apr.) Review of the fishes of the blennioid genus Ecsenius, with descriptions of five new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310): 507–528.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius prooculis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342206A48370969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342206A48370969.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius prooculis" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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