Cirripectes obscurus

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Cirripectes obscurus
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C. obscurus
Binomial name
Cirripectes obscurus
Borodin, 1927

Cirripectes obscurus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean.[1] It was first named by Borodin in 1927,[1] and is commonly known as the Gargantuan blenny, Obscure blenny fish, or the White-speckled blenny.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 20 centimetres.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cirripectes obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Cirripectes obscurus at www.fishbase.org.