Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Blenniiformes (Order)
      └Blenniidae (Family)
       └Salariinae (Subfamily)
        └Cirripectes (Genus)
         └C. obscurus (Species)

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