Cirripectes auritus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Blennioidei |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Cirripectes |
Species: | C. auritus |
Binomial name | |
Cirripectes auritus Carlson, 1981 |
Cirripectes auritus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the west Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Carlson in 1981,[1] and is commonly known as the Backflap blenny, Black-spot eye-lash blenny, or the Eared blenny.[2]