Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984 is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

Cirripectes chelomatus (Lady Musgrave blenny) is a western Pacific combtooth blenny that reaches 12 cm total length.

Family
Genus
Cirripectes
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

Cirripectes chelomatus, commonly known as the Lady Musgrave blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny. It inhabits coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. This species can grow to a total length of 12 centimetres, which equals 4.7 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Cirripectes

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