Biology:Cirripectes alleni

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Short description: Species of fish

Cirripectes alleni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Species:
C. alleni
Binomial name
Cirripectes alleni
J. T. Williams, 1993

Cirripectes alleni, the Kimberley blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian Ocean, around Australia . This species reaches a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen.[3]

References

  1. Allen, G.R.; McEachran, J.; Patzner, R.A.; Williams, J. (2010). "Cirripectes alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155194A4741904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155194A4741904.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155194/4741904. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirripectes alleni" 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 ☰ Q2262790 entry