Cirripectes obscurus

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Cirripectes obscurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Species:
C. obscurus
Binomial name
Cirripectes obscurus
(Borodin, 1927)
Synonyms

Exallias obscurusBorodin, 1927

Cirripectes obscurus, the gargantuan blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny considered endemic to coral reefs in the Hawaiian island chain. [2] [3] It's perhaps the largest and most colorful of the Hawaiian blennies.

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Description

Cirripectes obscurus, lives in dark holes in the surf zone and is therefore rarely observed. This large species is purplish-brown with white speckles and irregular vertical bands, while the back and tail are dark brown with scattered white dots. [4] Nuptial males have a vivid orange head and can reach up to eight inches in length. [3] This species reaches a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. [5] [3]

Distribution and habitat

Cirripectes obscurus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, although one putative specimen has been collected in the Austral Islands. [2] This species lives on shallow reefs and lagoons at depths ranging from 3 to 20 feet (1 to 6 meters). Cirripectes obscurus, lives in dark holes in the surf zone and is therefore rarely observed. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Delrieu-Trottin, Erwan; Liggins, Libby; Trnski, Thomas; Williams, Jeffrey T.; Neglia, Valentina; Rapu-Edmunds, Cristian; Planes, Serge; Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo (2018-12-20). "Evidence of cryptic species in the blenniid Cirripectes alboapicalis species complex, with zoogeographic implications for the South Pacific". ZooKeys (810): 127–138. Bibcode:2018ZooK..810..127D. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.810.28887 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   6308223 . PMID   30613176.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gargantuan Blenny, Cirripectes obscurus". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. Strasburg, Donald W. (July 1956). "Notes on the Blennioid Fishes of Hawaii with Descriptions of Two New Species". Pacific Science . 10 (3). hdl:10125/8693. ISSN   0030-8870.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cirripectes obscurus" in FishBase . February 2013 version.