Ecsenius portenoyi

Short description: Species of fish

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

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.

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.
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.

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