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Ecsenius melarchus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Blenniidae

Scientific name
  
Ecsenius melarchus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Ecsenius

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Ecsenius minutus, Ecsenius axelrodi, Australian blenny

Ecsenius melarchus, known commonly as the Yellow-eyed comb-tooth or the Java combtooth-blenny in Indonesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species primarily feed off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds, and are commercial aquarium fish. The specific name "melarchus" is Latin for "black anus", and refers to the black anal marking on the blennies in this species.

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Ecsenius melarchus Wikipedia