Scarface blenny

Cirripectes vanderbilti

Fish Reaching Ten Centimeters in the Hawaiian Islands

Scarface blenny is a marine fish found around Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian and Johnston islands. Has been confused with the closely related species Cirripectes variolosus (Ref. 583 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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