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Blenniidae
blackflap blenny
Cirripectes auritus
Blenny beneath the South African Coast
- Black
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
SmallCirripectes auritus, the blackflap blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Blennies and Allies
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Cirripectes
- Maximum length
- 7.1 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Kenya to South Africa, then Similan Islands (Thailand), Philippines and the Line Islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
