Ecsenius alleni
Ecsenius alleni, known commonly as the Allen's blenny,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[3] It is found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian ocean, specifically in western Australia.[3] It can reach a maximum length of 3.4 centimetres.[3] The blennies feed primarily off of plants and algae.[3] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius alleni V. G. Springer, 1988 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342498A48399194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342498A48399194.en.
- "Marine fishes of tropical Australia and South-East Asia A field guide for anglers and divers", by Gerald R. Allen, Roger Swainston, Jill Ruse. Published by Australian Museum, 1997 ISBN 0730983633/ ISBN 978-0-7309-8363-7
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius alleni" 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 2 March 2019.
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