Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Flaming blenny
Fish Name : Cirripectes perustus
Max size : 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 0 - 25 m
Climate : tropical; 30°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: Kenya to Taiwan and Kiribati; Palau, Yap, and Ifaluk in Micronesia. Likely to occur in Seychelles (Ref. 1623).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 14-16; Vertebrae: 30-31. Male unspotted; pectoral fins yellow with 5 ventralmost rays red-tipped; iris with yellow-colored oval, oriented almost vertically, centered around pupil, rest of iris silvery white. Cirri, supraorbital 6-23, nasal 5-25; nuchal cirri 30 to 46, divided into 3-4 groups, 3-group resulting from fusion of bases of dorsalmost groups at apex of nape, 4-group condition has dorsalmost groups meeting or overlapping . No scales. Dorsal fin entire. Behind nuchal flap, 2 pore positions (Ref. 529). Females gray with dark reddish brown spots anteriorly shading to dark brown posteriorly (Ref. 37816).
Biology : Inhabits shallow seaward reefs, from the intertidal zone to 25 m depth (Ref. 9710, 529). Widely distributed but rarely collected. 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)

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