Cirripectes castaneus

Cirripectes castaneus, the chestnut eyelash-blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.^[2]

Cirripectes castaneus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Cirripectes
Species:	C. castaneus
Binomial name
Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
Salarias castaneus Valenciennes, 1836 Cirripectes reticulatus Fowler, 1946 Cirripectes gibbifrons J.L.B. Smith, 1947

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342513A48351180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342513A48351180.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirripectes castaneus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

External links

• Photos of Cirripectes castaneus on Sealife Collection