| Ecsenius lubbocki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. lubbocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius lubbocki V. G. Springer, 1988 | |
Ecsenius lubbocki, the Lubbock's combtooth-blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in Phuket, Thailand, in the eastern Indian ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2] The specific name honours the English marine biologist Hugh Roger Lubbock (1951–1981), the collector of the type specimens, he recognised that they were a new species of Ecsenius.[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius lubbocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342234A48369856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342234A48369856.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ecsenius lubbocki" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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