Ecsenius pictus

Ecsenius pictus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. pictus
Binomial name
	Ecsenius pictus; McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976

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[edit]

^ 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.
^ Common names for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius pictus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
^ Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III, 1990. Dr. Burgess's Atlas der Meerwasser Aquarium Fische. Bede Verlag, Kollnburg, Germany.
^ Food items for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277676
Photos of Ecsenius pictus on Sealife Collection

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 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.

[Fishbase-3] 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.

[McKinney_&_Springer-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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