Ecsenius schroederi

Ecsenius schroederi, known commonly as the Schroeder's combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, specifically in Indonesia.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[2] and are commercial aquarium fish.[2] The species was named in honour of the wildlife artist and scientific illustrator Jack R. Schroeder (1954-2004).[3][4]

Ecsenius schroederi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species:
E. schroederi
Binomial name
Ecsenius schroederi
McKinney & V. G. Springer, 1976

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius schroederi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342204A48345477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342204A48345477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius schroederi" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.


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