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Ecsenius paroculus Springer, 1988

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Ecsenius

Species: Ecsenius paroculus Springer, 1988

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Pacific: west coast of Thailand, Malacca Strait, Mentawai [= Mentawei] Islands (off Sumatra), Seribu Islands and Bawean Island, off northwestern and north-central Java, respectively.

    • Biology

    Adults occur in coastal reefs (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

    Habitat

    associated