Ecsenius dentex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Ecsenius |
Species: | E. dentex
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Binomial name | |
Ecsenius dentex V. G. Springer, 1988
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Ecsenius dentex is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in the western Indian ocean,[2] and is endemic to the gulfs of Aqaba, Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea.[3] It can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres.[2] The blenny feeds primarily off of benthic algae and weeds.[2]