''Cirripectes'' is a large genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the

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s. ''Cirripectes biconvexus'', an otolith based fossil species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India (Quilon Formation) is probably the earliest record of this genus.

Species

There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus: * '' Cirripectes alboapicalis'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1899) (Blackblotch blenny) * '' Cirripectes alleni'' J. T. Williams, 1993 (Kimberley blenny) * '' Cirripectes auritus'' Carlson, 1981 (Blackflap blenny) * '' Cirripectes castaneus'' (

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, 1836) (Chestnut eyelash-blenny) * '' Cirripectes chelomatus'' J. T. Williams & Maugé, 1984 (Lady Musgrave blenny) * '' Cirripectes filamentosus'' ( Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877) (Filamentous blenny) * '' Cirripectes fuscoguttatus'' Strasburg & L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Spotted blenny) * '' Cirripectes gilberti'' J. T. Williams, 1988 * '' Cirripectes heemstraorum'' J. T. Williams, 2010 (Yellowtail blenny) * '' Cirripectes hutchinsi'' J. T. Williams, 1988 * '' Cirripectes imitator'' J. T. Williams, 1985 (Imitator blenny) * '' Cirripectes jenningsi'' L. P. Schultz, 1943 * '' Cirripectes kuwamurai'' Fukao, 1984 *'' Cirripectes matatakaro'' M. L. Hoban & Williams, 2020 (Suspiria blenny) * '' Cirripectes obscurus'' (

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, 1927) (Gargantuan blenny) * '' Cirripectes perustus''

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, 1959 (Flaming blenny) * '' Cirripectes polyzona'' (

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, 1924) (Squiggly blenny) * '' Cirripectes randalli'' J. T. Williams, 1988 * '' Cirripectes springeri'' J. T. Williams, 1988 (Springer's blenny) * '' Cirripectes stigmaticus'' Strasburg & L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Red-streaked blenny) * '' Cirripectes vanderbilti'' ( Fowler, 1938) (Scarface blenny) * '' Cirripectes variolosus'' (

, 1836) (Red-speckled blenny) * '' Cirripectes viriosus'' J. T. Williams, 1988 * ''Cirripectes biconvexus'' Carolin, Bajpai, Maurya & Schwarzhans, 2022 (otolith based fossil species)

References

Salarinae {{Blenniidae-stub