Cirripectes alleni
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]
| Cirripectes alleni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Cirripectes |
| Species: | C. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirripectes alleni J. T. Williams, 1993 | |
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirripectes alleni" in 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.
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