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Chestnut eyelash-blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Chestnut eyelash-blenny
- Scientific
- Cirripectes castaneus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9.2 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 32 m (usually 0 to 10 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A chestnut-brown blenny with a fringe of cirri on the nape, reaching about 9 cm. It lives in loose groups on wave-swept algal ridges of outer reef flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cirripectes-castaneus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cirripectes_castaneus_-_Susan_Prior_-_463212633.jpeg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.