Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Filamentous blenny
Fish Name : Cirripectes filamentosus
Max size : 9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 30°S
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: northern Madagascar and Cargados Carajos northward to the southern Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; Andamans Sea to Western Australia, throughout Indo-Australian Archipelago to the Solomon Islands, as far as Taiwan but not on the Pacific Plate.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 14-17; Vertebrae: 29-31. Brown body; yellowish-brown bars beneath eye; small red spots and streaks on head. Pectoral fins yellowish; proximal half of caudal brown, distal half with yellow upper rays and reddish lower rays. Inner ring of iris yellow, outer red. No scales. 2 pores behind nuchal flap. Dorsal fin distinctly incised above last spine. Cirri, supraorbital 4-13, nasal 4-34; nuchal 22-29,in 4 groups with dorsalmost groups sometimes unconnected at the bases, ventralmost-grouped cirri borne on slightly expanded nuchal flap. Cephalic pore pattern simple.
Biology : Usually found on coral or rocky reefs. 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