Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962 is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962 (Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962)
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Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Ecsenius lineatus is a Indo-West Pacific tropical marine blenny that grows up to 8 cm long.

Family
Genus
Ecsenius
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Ecsenius lineatus, commonly called the linear blenny or lined combtooth blenny, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Blenniidae. This species is widely distributed across the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, ranging specifically from the eastern coast of Africa to the Philippines. It reaches a maximum length of 8 centimeters.

Photo: (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Ecsenius

More from Blenniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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