Ecsenius pulcher, the Gulf blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in the western Indian Ocean.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
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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. pulcher
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| Ecsenius pulcher (J. A. Murray, 1887)
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References
edit- Murray, J. A. 1887 (Jan.) [ref. 22438] New species of fish from Kurrachee and the Persian Gulf. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 2 (pt 1): 47–49.
- ^ Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P.A. (2014). "Ecsenius pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46079519A46664389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079519A46664389.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius pulcher". FishBase. October 2018 version.
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