Ecsenius stigmatura

Species of fish

Ecsenius stigmatura

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. stigmatura

Binomial name
Ecsenius stigmatura

Fowler, 1952

Ecsenius stigmatura, commonly known as the tail-spot blenny, is a blenny from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. A coppery-coloured fish with a distinct blackish spot at the base of the tail. It has some vibrant colors below the eye which can be made bright pink if threatened. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length.[2]

## Gallery[edit]

* An E. stigmatura specimen peering from a rock in a home aquarium

* A wild E. stigmatura specimen swimming in a reef environment

* Another wild E. stigmatura specimen photographed in a reef environment

## References[edit]

1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius stigmatura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342269A48401143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342269A48401143.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Ecsenius stigmatura" in FishBase. February 2006 version.

## External links[edit]

* Photos of Ecsenius stigmatura on Sealife Collection

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q142676
* CoL: 38P27
* FishBase: 7663
* GBIF: 2396064
* iNaturalist: 154459
* IRMNG: 10673362
* ITIS: 636360
* IUCN: 48342269
* NCBI: 2100433
* OBIS: 277686
* Plazi: 3AA7A6AD-C7B8-72EC-9AA6-9BA0E316203B
* WoRMS: 277686
* ZooBank: FB49E1C2-BFFA-4EE3-8209-BB21FF79C7DA

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