Ecsenius namiyei

Ecsenius namiyei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Ecsenius
Species:	E. namiyei
Binomial name
	Ecsenius namiyei; (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Ecsenius namiyei, commonly called black comb-tooth blenny or Namiye's coralblenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.^[2] The specific name honours the Japanese zoologist and museum curator Motoyoshi Namiye (1854–1915).^[3]

The black comb-tooth is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Solomon Islands.^[2]

It grows to a size of 11 cm in length.^[4]

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

References

↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T48342317A48402914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342317A48402914.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius namiyei". 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 5 March 2019.
↑ Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304–622 p.