Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Cirripectes polyzona
Max size : 13.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate : tropical; 35°N - 30°S
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Kiribati, north to Japan (Ref. 559), south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 14-16; Vertebrae: 29-31. Head reticulated; body tan above and white to lavender below; inner ring of iris yellow, outer ring red. Complex cephalic sensory pore system; 1 pore behind nuchal flap. Cirri supraorbital 4-15, nasal 5-24; nuchal 32-44, in 4 groups with nuchal flap slightly expanded. Dorsal fin deeply incised above last spine. No scales.
Biology : Occur in algal ridge and ridge crests between surge channels of exposed seaward reefs to a depth of about 3 m (Ref. 205, 58302). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feed on algae and associated minute invertebrates like forams, ostracods, and gastropods. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Williams, J.T.. 1988. (Ref. 529)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses