Ecsenius tricolor, known commonly as the Derawan combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Philippines and Borneo. It can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres. 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. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius tricolor V. G. Springer & G. R. Allen, 2001
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References
edit- Springer, V. G. and G. R. Allen 2001. Ecsenius ops, from Indonesia, and E. tricolor from western Philippines and northwestern Kalimantan, new species of blenniid fishes in the stigmatura species group. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4): 151–160.
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342339A48398755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342339A48398755.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius tricolor". FishBase. February 2019 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Ecsenius tricolor on Sealife Collection
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