''Cirripectes'' is a large genus of

combtooth blennies Combtooth blennies are blenniiformids; percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Combtooth blennies are found in tropical ...

found throughout the

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

and

Indian ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...

s. ''Cirripectes biconvexus'', an otolith based fossil species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India (Quilon Formation) is probably the earliest record of this genus.

Species

There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Cirripectes alboapicalis ''Cirripectes alboapicalis'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. This species reaches a maximum length of . References alboapicalis Fish described in 1899 {{Blenniidae-stub ...

'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1899) (Blackblotch blenny) * ''

Cirripectes alleni ''Cirripectes alleni'', the Kimberley blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian Ocean, around Australia. This species reaches a length of TL. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Al ...

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, 1993 (Kimberley blenny) * ''

Cirripectes auritus ''Cirripectes auritus'', the blackflap blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region. This species reaches a length of TL. References External links *http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Carlson, 1981 (Blackflap blenny) * '' Cirripectes castaneus'' (

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, 1836) (Chestnut eyelash-blenny) * ''

Cirripectes chelomatus ''Cirripectes chelomatus'', the Lady Musgrave blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of TL. References chelomatus Taxa named by Jeffrey T. Williams T ...

& Maugé, 1984 (Lady Musgrave blenny) * ''

Cirripectes filamentosus ''Cirripectes filamentosus'', the filamentous blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of TL. References filamentosus Fish described in 187 ...

'' (

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& W. J. Macleay, 1877) (Filamentous blenny) * ''

Cirripectes fuscoguttatus ''Cirripectes fuscoguttatus'', the spotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of TL. References fuscoguttatus Fish described in 1953 {{Blenniidae-st ...

'' Strasburg & L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Spotted blenny) * ''

Cirripectes gilberti ''Cirripectes gilberti'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indian ocean. This species reaches a length of SL. Etymology The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Carter R. Gilbert of the Florida Museu ...

, 1988 * ''

Cirripectes heemstraorum ''Cirripectes heemstraorum'', the yellowtail blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the family Blenniidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean where it is known from three South African specimens and an Indonesian specimen. It is distinguis ...

, 2010 (Yellowtail blenny) * '' Cirripectes hutchinsi''

, 1988 * ''

Cirripectes imitator ''Cirripectes imitator'', the imitator blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of TL. References imitator Taxa named by Jeffrey T. Williams Fish descr ...

, 1985 (Imitator blenny) * ''

Cirripectes jenningsi ''Cirripectes jenningsi'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Pacific ocean, from the Gilbert Islands to the Tuamotu Islands. This species reaches a length of SL. The specific name honours the Alexander Jennings who was the manage ...

'' L. P. Schultz, 1943 * ''

Cirripectes kuwamurai ''Cirripectes kuwamurai'' is a species of combtooth blenny found on rocky and coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean off Japan. This species reaches a length of SL. The specific name honours the Japanese fish ecologist Tetsuo Kuwamura ...

'' Fukao, 1984 *''

Cirripectes matatakaro ''Cirripectes matatakaro'', the Suspiria blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny that occurs on coral reefs in the central/southern tropical Pacific. In the northern hemisphere, it is known from the Northern Line Islands ( Palmyra, Kiritimati ...

'' M. L. Hoban & Williams, 2020 (Suspiria blenny) * ''

Cirripectes obscurus ''Cirripectes obscurus'', the gargantuan blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny considered endemic to coral reefs in the Hawaiian island chain, although one putative specimen has been collected in the Austral Islands, indicating a possible ...

'' (

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, 1927) (Gargantuan blenny) * ''

Cirripectes perustus ''Cirripectes perustus'', the flaming blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the wat ...

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, 1959 (Flaming blenny) * '' Cirripectes polyzona'' (

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'' ( Fowler & Ball, 1924) (Squiggly blenny) * ''

Cirripectes randalli ''Cirripectes randalli'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of SL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist John E. Randall of the Bishop Museum The Bernice Pauahi ...

, 1988 * '' Cirripectes springeri''

, 1988 (Springer's blenny) * '' Cirripectes stigmaticus'' Strasburg & L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Red-streaked blenny) * ''

Cirripectes vanderbilti ''Cirripectes vanderbilti'', the scarface blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Hawaiian and Johnston islands in the eastern central Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five ...

'' ( Fowler, 1938) (Scarface blenny) * '' Cirripectes variolosus'' (

, 1836) (Red-speckled blenny) * '' Cirripectes viriosus''

, 1988 * ''Cirripectes biconvexus'' Carolin, Bajpai, Maurya & Schwarzhans, 2022 (otolith based fossil species)

References

Salarinae {{Blenniidae-stub