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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. namiyei
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| Ecsenius namiyei (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius namiyei". 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ecsenius namiyei.
Wikispecies has information related to Ecsenius namiyei.
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277668
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius namiyei". FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Photos of Ecsenius namiyei on Sealife Collection
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