A New Indo-Pacific Fish of the Genus Cirripectes (Blenniidae, Salariini)

Abstract

Cirripectes auritus is described from the Line Islands in the central Pacific, southeast Asia, and the western Indian Ocean. It is distinguished from other Cirripectes in having a small black flap with a fringe of tiny yellow cirri on either side of the nape, a low number of premaxillary and dentary incisor teeth, 15-17 dorsal and 16-18 anal rays, and a reduced number of cephalic sensory pores.