Ecsenius pictus

Ecsenius pictus (*)

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Blenniimorphae
Ordo: Blenniiformes
Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species: E. pictus

Ecsenius pictus, known commonly as the white-lined comb-tooth in Indonesia and the pictus blenny in Micronesia,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny family Blenniidae.[3]

The white-lined comb-tooth is found in coral reefs in the central Indo-Pacific area and especially in Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.[3]

It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm.[4]

Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[5] and are commercial aquarium fish.[3] The specific name "pictus" means "painted" in Latin, and refers to the species' unusual colour pattern.[6]
References

Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342145A48403220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342145A48403220.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Common names for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius pictus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III, 1990. Dr. Burgess's Atlas der Meerwasser Aquarium Fische. Bede Verlag, Kollnburg, Germany.
Food items for Ecsenius pictus Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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.