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Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)

Filamentous blenny
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Calamianes Is. (Ref. 48613), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519). Museum: CAS 58812, 45893, 46041; CAS-SU 32274; LACM 37414-7, 37423-4, 42456-14, 42461-12, 42485-11, 42490-22, 42491-21; USNM 122456, 137860-61, 225120-21. Also Ref. 529, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

丝鳍颈须鳚, Bleni filament, Cá Mào gà dài vây lưng, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Etymology: Cirripectes: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, pektos, -e, -on = made of several parts solidly united (Ref. 45335);  filamentosus: Specific epithet 'filum' meaning thread, presumably referring to the filamentous dorsal-fin spines of the adults..
  More on authors: Alleyne & Macleay.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 529), usually ? - 7 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 32°N - 30°S, 41°E - 167°E

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