''Ecsenius opsifrontalis'', known commonly as the comical blenny in

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, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus ''

Ecsenius ''Ecsenius'' is a large genus of fish in the family Blenniidae. Several species, including ''Ecsenius midas'', the Midas blenny, and ''Ecsenius bicolor'', the bicolor blenny, are commonly sold at aquarium stores as pets. Species There are curre ...

''. It is found in

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s in the Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including

benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ...

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and weeds, and are commercial

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fish.

References

* Chapman, W. M. and L. P. Schultz 1952 (24 Apr.) ''Review of the fishes of the blennioid genus Ecsenius, with descriptions of five new species.'' Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310): 507–528.

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* opsifrontalis Fish described in 1952 {{Blenniidae-stub