Ecsenius portenoyi
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Ecsenius portenoyi is a species of combtooth blenny
in the genus Ecsenius
. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae
and weeds.
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
in the genus Ecsenius
Ecsenius
Ecsenius is a large genus of fish in the Blenniidae family. It currently contains 53 described species.-Species:*Ecsenius aequalis, Fourline blenny*Ecsenius alleni, Allen's blenny*Ecsenius aroni, Aron's blenny...
. It is found in the western central Pacific ocean. It was named by Victor Grushcka Springer in 1988, and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
and weeds.