Species Name: Cirripectes stigmaticus

Authority: Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

Common Name: Red-streaked Blenny

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Mozambique to Kenya, throughout Indian Ocean and western Central Pacific to the Marshall and Somoa Islands

Size: 5 inches - 12 cm

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky and coralline areas among Acropora and Pocillopora corals

General Husbandry: Prefer a temperature range of 72 - 83°F (22 - 28°C). Require a diet high in vegetable matter. May consume cyanobacteria/slime algae, and filamentous algae. May nip coral polyps and clam mantles. Not often seen in the trade.

Aquarium Suitability: No information