Cirripectes castaneus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Blennioidei |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Cirripectes |
Species: | C. castaneus |
Binomial name | |
Cirripectes castaneus Valenciennes, 1836 |
Cirripectes castaneus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[1] and is commonly known as the Chestnut eye-lash blenny, Chestnut blenny, or the Muzzled rockskipper.[2]