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 that inhabits coral reefs in the Hawaiian island chain.[1] It was first described 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 centimeters (7.9 in).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cirripectes obscurus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. ^ Common names for Cirripectes obscurus at www.fishbase.org.