Cirripectes auritus

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Cirripectes auritus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Species:
C. auritus
Binomial name
Cirripectes auritus
Carlson, 1981

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]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2014: e.T48342105A48364858. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342105A48364858.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirripectes auritus" in FishBase . February 2013 version.