Ecsenius pictus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Blenniiformes
Family
Blenniidae
Genus
Ecsenius
Species
Ecsenius pictus
Scientific Name
Ecsenius pictus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ecsenius pictus

Ecsenius pictus, known commonly as the white-lined comb-tooth in Indonesia and the pictus blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.

The white-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.

It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm.

Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern.

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Ecsenius pictus in languages:

Czech
slizoun pestrý
English
Pictus blenny

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