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 and subtropical waters in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans; some species are also found in brackish and even freshwater environments.
Cirripectes stigmaticus, the red-streaked blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. This species reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.
Cirripectes is a large genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Pacific and Indian oceans. Cirripectes biconvexus, an otolith based fossil species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India is probably the earliest record of this genus.
Cirripectes alboapicalis is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. This species reaches a maximum length of 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in).
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 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen.
Cirripectes auritus, the blackflap blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Cirripectes castaneus, the chestnut eyelash-blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.
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 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.
Cirripectes hutchinsi is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian ocean, around western Australia. This species reaches a length of 10.6 centimetres (4.2 in) SL. The specific name honours the curator of fish at the Western Australian Museum in Perth, Barry Hutchins.
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 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
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 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. The specific name honours the Alexander Jennings who was the manager of Swains Island, one of the Phoenix Islands in American Samoa, where Schultz collected the type.
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 antitropical distribution. This species reaches a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.
Cirripectes perustus, the flaming blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
Cirripectes polyzona, the barred blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indo-West pacific region. This species reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.
Cirripectes quagga, also known as the squiggly blenny or zebra blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
Cirripectes springeri, Springer's blenny or the spotted eyelash blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the United States National Museum who has worked extensively on blennies.
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 ocean. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.
Cirripectes variolosus, the red-speckled blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
Cirripectes viriosus, the robust blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Batan Islands and the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) SL.
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 distinguished from its congeners by the nape having an extensive black flap on both sides of its neck; 10-13 cirri which are found between the neck flaps; an entire dorsal fin; 5-6 cirri above the eye, 6-8 cirri on the nose; the males have small dark spots on their body towards the tail which merge to form short black stripes on caudal peduncle, in life the females have a brilliant yellow caudal fin while in the males only the outer half of the tail is bright yellow.
