Biology:Cirripectes gilberti

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Cirripectes gilberti
CirripectesGilbertiholotype.jpg
Holotype
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Species:
C. gilberti
Binomial name
Cirripectes gilberti
J. T. Williams, 1988

Cirripectes gilberti is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indian ocean. This species reaches a length of 9.3 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Carter R. Gilbert of the Florida Museum of Natural History.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342182A48344636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342182A48344636.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342182/48344636. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirripectes gilberti" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 2 March 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3753677 entry