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Cirripectes

Cirripectes fuscoguttatus

Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

Spotted Blenny

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Pacific Plate: Southern Taiwan to Tuamotu Island; south to Tonga and throughout Micronesia.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits surge zones of coral reefs and usually found at depths between 3 – 25 feet (1 – 8 m) where it feeds on filamentous algae, various protozoan, and detritus.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Blennioidei

    Family: Blenniidae

    Genus: Cirripectes

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Cirripectes fuscoguttatus (Spotted Blenny)
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