Cirripectes auritus

Cirripectes auritus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Cirripectes
Species:	C. auritus
Binomial name
	Cirripectes auritus; Carlson, 1981

Last updated October 02, 2025

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 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.^[2]

References

↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342105A48364858. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342105A48364858.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirripectes auritus". FishBase . February 2013 version.

External links

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219261

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342105A48364858. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342105A48364858.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirripectes auritus". FishBase . February 2013 version.

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Cirripectes auritus

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Cirripectes
Species:	C. auritus
Binomial name
*Cirripectes auritus* Carlson, 1981