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| Ecsenius monoculus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. monoculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius monoculus V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius monoculus is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around Indonesia and the Philippines. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]