Ecsenius caeruliventris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Ecsenius
- Species
- Ecsenius caeruliventris
- Scientific Name
- Ecsenius caeruliventris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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 E. shirleyae and E. bandanus.
Ecsenius caeruliventris are oviparous, and guard their eggs. The blennies swim at a depth range of 3–5 metres.
...Ecsenius caeruliventris in languages:
- English
- Bluebelly Coralblenny
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Ecsenius aequalis
- Ecsenius alleni
- Ecsenius aroni
- Ecsenius australianus
- Ecsenius axelrodi
- Ecsenius bandanus
- Ecsenius bathi
- Ecsenius bicolor
- Ecsenius bimaculatus
- Ecsenius caeruliventris
- Ecsenius collettei
- Ecsenius dentex
- Ecsenius dilemma
- Ecsenius fijiensis
- Ecsenius fourmanoiri
- Ecsenius frontalis
- Ecsenius gravieri
- Ecsenius isos
- Ecsenius kurti
- Ecsenius lineatus
- Ecsenius lividanalis
- Ecsenius lubbocki
- Ecsenius mandibularis
- Ecsenius melarchus
- Ecsenius midas
- Ecsenius minutus
- Ecsenius monoculus
- Ecsenius nalolo
- Ecsenius namiyei
- Ecsenius niue
- Ecsenius oculatus
- Ecsenius oculus
- Ecsenius ops
- Ecsenius opsifrontalis
- Ecsenius pardus
- Ecsenius paroculus
- Ecsenius pictus
- Ecsenius polystictus
- Ecsenius portenoyi
- Ecsenius prooculis
- Ecsenius pulcher
- Ecsenius randalli
- Ecsenius schroederi
- Ecsenius sellifer
- Ecsenius shirleyae
- Ecsenius springeri
- Ecsenius stictus
- Ecsenius stigmatura
- Ecsenius taeniatus
- Ecsenius tessera
- Ecsenius tigris
- Ecsenius tricolor
- Ecsenius trilineatus
- Ecsenius yaeyamaensis





