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Blenny (no English common name)
Cirripectes polyzona
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blenny (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Cirripectes polyzona
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A dark, barred blenny reaching about 13 cm, living in the surge zone of exposed reefs and grazing algae.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cirripectes-polyzona.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cirripectes_polyzona_(25976688652).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.