Red-streaked blenny (Cirripectes stigmaticus)

Scientific name: Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

The Red-streaked blenny (Cirripectes stigmaticus) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Kenya south to Mozambique and throughout the Indian Ocean and western central Pacific to the Marshall and Samoan islands.

Biology

Found in coastal reef flats with rich coral and algae habitats, usually in very shallow depths of a few meters; also on rocky and coralline structures; among Acropora and Pocillopora corals of surf-swept algal ridge. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Cirripectes stigmaticus
Family: Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 13.0
Depth range: 0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Kenya south to Mozambique and throughout the Indian Ocean and western central Pacific to the Marshall and Samoan islands.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)