Ecsenius collettei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. collettei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius collettei V. G. Springer, 1972
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Ecsenius collettei, known commonly as the Collete's blenny in Papua New Guinea,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, specifically in Papua New Guinea.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2] The blennies feed primarily off of plants, and benthic algae and weeds.[2] he specific name honours Bruce B. Collette the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service Systematics Laboratory, whose collection of fish specimens from New Guinea contained a number important blenniid specimens, one of which was this species.[3]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius collettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342198A48406816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342198A48406816.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius collettei". 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.