Ecsenius Portenoyi

Ecsenius portenoyi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. portenoyi
Binomial name
	Ecsenius portenoyi; V. G. Springer, 1988

Short description: Species of fish

Ecsenius portenoyi is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.^[2] Its specific name honours Norman S. Portenoy of Bethesda, Maryland for his support of the ichthyological expeditions of the National Museum of Natural History.^[3]

References

Springer, V. G. 1988 (14 Sept.) The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465: i-iv + 1–134, col. Pls. 1-14.

↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius portenoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342501A48399604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342501A48399604.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342501/48399604. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius portenoyi" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius portenoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342501A48399604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342501A48399604.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342501/48399604. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ecsenius portenoyi" in FishBase. October 2018 version.

[ETYFish-3] "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

Ecsenius portenoyi
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. portenoyi
Binomial name
*Ecsenius portenoyi* V. G. Springer, 1988