Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Blenniidae (Family)
      └Salariinae (Subfamily)
       └Cirripectes (Genus)
        └C. obscurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276723🔗
iNaturalist ID: 366809🔗

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