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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Blenniidae (Family)
      └Cirripectes (Genus)

Gobies & Blennies
Combtooth Blennies

Gargantuan Blenny (Female)

Leopard Blenny

Gosline's Fangblenny



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