Lady Musgrave blenny

Cirripectes chelomatus

Fish Reaching Nine Point Four Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Cirripectes chelomatus, the Lady Musgrave blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
Maximum length: 9.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: off eastern Australia from Lady Musgrave Reef northward to Sir Charles Hardy Islands, as far north as Basilaki Islands, Papua New Guinea; as far south as Lord Howe Island; and eastward to Fiji and Tonga Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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