Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Cirripectes

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24 species
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15.5 cm NG
Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899)

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Cirripectes alboapicalis
[Blackblotch blenny]
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Max. Length 6.5 cm TL

 
Cirripectes alleni
[Kimberley blenny]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Cirripectes auritus Carlson, 1981

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Cirripectes auritus
[Blackflap blenny]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Cirripectes castaneus
[Chestnut eyelash-blenny]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

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Cirripectes chelomatus
[Lady Musgrave blenny]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)

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Cirripectes filamentosus
[Filamentous blenny]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

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Cirripectes fuscoguttatus
[Spotted blenny]

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Cirripectes gilberti Williams, 1988

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Cirripectes gilberti
[Gilbert's blenny]

Photo by King, D.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Cirripectes heemstraorum Williams, 2010

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Cirripectes heemstraorum
[Yellowtail blenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm SL

 
Cirripectes hutchinsi
[Hutchins' blenny]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Cirripectes imitator Williams, 1985

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Cirripectes imitator
[Imitator blenny]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz, 1943

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Cirripectes jenningsi
[]

Photo by Araga, C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984

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Cirripectes kuwamurai
[]

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Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Cirripectes matatakaro Hoban & Williams, 2020

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Cirripectes matatakaro
[Suspiria blenny]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
Cirripectes obscurus (Borodin, 1927)

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Cirripectes obscurus
[Gargantuan blenny]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Cirripectes perustus Smith, 1959

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Cirripectes perustus
[Flaming blenny]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868)

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Cirripectes polyzona
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball, 1924)

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Cirripectes quagga
[Squiggly blenny]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Cirripectes randalli Williams, 1988

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Cirripectes randalli
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Cirripectes springeri Williams, 1988

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Cirripectes springeri
[Springer's blenny]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

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Cirripectes stigmaticus
[Red-streaked blenny]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938)

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Cirripectes vanderbilti
[Scarface blenny]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Cirripectes variolosus
[Red-speckled blenny]

Photo by April Franks / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Cirripectes viriosus Williams, 1988

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Cirripectes viriosus
[Robust blenny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cirripectes alboapicalis Blackblotch blenny Pacific Ocean 15.5 NG 1899
Cirripectes alleni Kimberley blenny Eastern Indian Ocean 6.5 TL 1993
Cirripectes auritus Blackflap blenny Indo-West Pacific 7.1 SL 1981
Cirripectes castaneus Chestnut eyelash-blenny Indo-West Pacific 9.2 SL 1836
Cirripectes chelomatus Lady Musgrave blenny Western Pacific 9.4 SL 1984
Cirripectes filamentosus Filamentous blenny Indo-West Pacific 7.5 SL 1877
Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Spotted blenny Pacific Ocean 10.6 SL 1953
Cirripectes gilberti Gilbert's blenny Indian Ocean 10.2 SL 1988
Cirripectes heemstraorum Yellowtail blenny Western Indian Ocean 7.1 SL 2010
Cirripectes hutchinsi Hutchins' blenny Eastern Indian Ocean 10.6 SL 1988
Cirripectes imitator Imitator blenny Western Pacific 9.3 SL 1985
Cirripectes jenningsi Pacific Ocean 7.6 SL 1943
Cirripectes kuwamurai Northwest Pacific 5.6 SL 1984
Cirripectes matatakaro Suspiria blenny Central Pacific 6.4 SL 2020
Cirripectes obscurus Gargantuan blenny Eastern Central Pacific 13.4 SL 1927
Cirripectes perustus Flaming blenny Indo-Pacific 8.2 SL 1959
Cirripectes polyzona Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1868
Cirripectes quagga Squiggly blenny Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1924
Cirripectes randalli Western Indian Ocean 10.7 SL 1988
Cirripectes springeri Springer's blenny Western Pacific 10 TL 1988
Cirripectes stigmaticus Red-streaked blenny Indo-Pacific 10 SL 1953
Cirripectes vanderbilti Scarface blenny Eastern Central Pacific 10 SL 1938
Cirripectes variolosus Red-speckled blenny Pacific Ocean 8.9 SL 1836
Cirripectes viriosus Robust blenny Western Central Pacific 11.5 SL 1988



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