Blenniidae

Cirripectes kuwamurai

Cirripectes kuwamurai

Blenny of Japanese Waters

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Temperate fish

Cirripectes kuwamurai is a species of combtooth blenny found on rocky and coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean off Japan. This species reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL. The specific name honours the Japanese fish ecologist Tetsuo Kuwamura who collected the type.