Cirripectes alleni
Appearance
Cirripectes alleni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Cirripectes |
Species: | C. alleni
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Binomial name | |
Cirripectes alleni J. T. Williams, 1993
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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
[edit]- ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirripectes alleni". 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.