Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gargantuan Blenny
Cirripectes obscurus
Gargantuan Blenny
Category: Combtooth Blennies
Scientific Name: Cirripectes obscurus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 1-20 ft. (0-6 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Blenniidae (Family) Combtooth Blennies
      └Salariinae (Subfamily)
       └Cirripectes (Genus)
        └C. obscurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276723🔗
iNaturalist ID: 366809🔗

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