Ecsenius niue Springer, 2002
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ecsenius niue is a species of combtooth blenny. It is found in coral reefs around Niue Island, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.1 centimetres. Ecsenius niue feeds primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. The specific name refers to Niue Island, so far the only location from which E. niue is known.
Wikipedia contributors, Ecsenius niue; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:19.492931+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ecsenius niue Springer, 2002
- Name authority
- Springer, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Ecsenius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
- genusEcsenius McCulloch, 1923
- speciesEcsenius niue Springer, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ecsenius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ecsenius aequalis Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius alleni Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aron's blennyEcsenius aroni Springer, 1971 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius bandanus Springer, 1971 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen, 2004 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius collettei Springer, 1972 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius fijiensis Springer, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer, 1972 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smoothfin blennyEcsenius frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Springer, V. G. (2002). Ecsenius niue, new species of blenniid fish, and new distribution records for other species in the Opsifrontalis species group. Zootaxa, 72: 1–6. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.72.1.1 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38NZB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.