Cirripectes kuwamurai
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| Cirripectes kuwamurai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Cirripectes |
| Species: | C. kuwamurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984 | |
Cirripectes kuwamurai is a species of combtooth blenny found on rocky and coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean off Japan. This species reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Japanese fish ecologist Tetsuo Kuwamura who collected the type.[3]
