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Species Name: Cirripectes vanderbilti

Authority: Fowler, 1938

Common Name: Scarface Blenny

Size: Eastern Central Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian and Johnston Islands

Size: 4 inches - 10 cm

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas

General Husbandry: Prefer a temperature range of 75 - 79°F (24 - 26°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

Scarface Blenny (Cirripectes vanderbilti) Photo Credit:John Randall

Photo Credit: John Randall


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