Ecsenius dentex Ecsenius dentex

Ecsenius dentex is commonly referred to as Ecsenius dentex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Ecsenius dentex
German:: Rotmeer-Kammzähner
English:: Ecsenius Dentex

Category:: Blennies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Ecsenius (Genus) > dentex (Species)
Initial determination:: Springer, 1988

Occurrence:: Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 23 Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Mysis
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Normaal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-07-15 13:56:27
Last edit:: 2020-11-29 11:36:39

Info

Adults inhabit sheltered reefs at 3-12 m deep. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive

Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salariinae (Subfamily) > Ecsenius (Genus)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (en). Abgerufen am 29.11.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Red Sea Combtooth blenny - Ecsenius dentex, 2018

Very small one,Combtooth Blenny - Ecsenius dentex, 2016

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Ecsenius dentex - Schleimfisch (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort Sharm el Sheikh, Ägypten

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