Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988 is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988
Ecsenius dentex is a small endemic combtooth blenny from the northwestern Red Sea that feeds on benthic algae and weeds.
Identify with AI — OfflineEcsenius dentex is a species of combtooth blenny that belongs to the genus Ecsenius.
This species is found in the western Indian Ocean, where it is endemic to the Gulfs of Aqaba and Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea.
It reaches a maximum total length of 4.8 centimetres.
This blenny feeds primarily on benthic algae and weeds.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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