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Ecsenius

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis

(Aoyagi, 1954)

Yaeyama Blenny

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Sri Lanka, north to Taiwan and south to Great Barrier Reef and Micronesia.

Size: 3 inches (6 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastal reefs and inner reef crests and tunicates and usually found at depths between 3 – 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it feeds mostly on algae.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Blennioidei

    Family: Blenniidae

    Genus: Ecsenius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Yaeyama Blenny)
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