Ecsenius namiyei
Ecsenius namiyei, commonly called black comb-tooth blenny or Namiye's coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.[2] The specific name honours the Japanese zoologist and museum curator Motoyoshi Namiye (1854-1915).[3]
| Ecsenius namiyei | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. namiyei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius namiyei (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | |
The black comb-tooth is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Solomon Islands.[2]
It grows to a size of 11 cm in length.[4]
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342317A48402914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342317A48402914.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius namiyei" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277668
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Ecsenius namiyei" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Photos of Ecsenius namiyei on Sealife Collection
Wikispecies has information related to Ecsenius namiyei.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ecsenius namiyei.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.