Cirripectes jenningsi
| Cirripectes jenningsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Cirripectes |
| Species: | C. jenningsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirripectes jenningsi L. P. Schultz, 1943 | |
Cirripectes jenningsi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Pacific Ocean, from the Gilbert Islands to the Tuamotu Islands. This species reaches a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Alexander Jennings who was the manager of Swains Island, one of the Phoenix Islands in American Samoa, where Schultz collected the type.[3]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Cirripectes jenningsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342306A48401344. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342306A48401344.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirripectes jenningsi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 March 2019.