Cirripectes auritus

Cirripectes auritus
Cirripectes auritus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Species: C. auritus
Binomial name
Cirripectes auritus
Carlson, 1981

Cirripectes auritus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the west Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Carlson in 1981,[1] and is commonly known as the Backflap blenny, Black-spot eye-lash blenny, or the Eared blenny.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cirripectes auritus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Cirripectes auritus at www.fishbase.org.


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