Cirripectes kuwamurai
| Cirripectes kuwamurai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Cirripectes |
| Species: | C. kuwamurai
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984
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Cirripectes kuwamurai is a species of combtooth blenny found on rocky and coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean off Japan. This species reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Japanese fish ecologist Tetsuo Kuwamura who collected the type.[3]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes kuwamurai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342371A48407775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342371A48407775.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirripectes kuwamurai". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 March 2019.