Ecsenius sellifer

Ecsenius sellifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
Species: E. sellifer
Binomial name
Ecsenius sellifer
V. G. Springer, 1988

Ecsenius sellifer, known commonly as the Saddle blenny in Guam, or the Saddle clown blenny in Micronesia,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 4.1 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[3]

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