Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cirripectes kuwamurai is a species of combtooth blenny found on rocky and coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean off Japan. This species reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL. The specific name honours the Japanese fish ecologist Tetsuo Kuwamura who collected the type.
Wikipedia contributors, Cirripectes kuwamurai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:24.569789+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984
- Name authority
- Fukao, 1984
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Cirripectes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
- genusCirripectes Swainson, 1839
- speciesCirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cirripectes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackflap blennyCirripectes auritus Carlson, 1981 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes gilberti Williams, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz, 1943 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes obscurus (Borodin, 1927) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barred blennyCirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| squiggly blennyCirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball, 1924) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirripectes randalli Williams, 1988 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| red-streaked blennyCirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Fukao, R. (1984). Review of the Japanese fishes of the genus Cirripectes (Blenniidae) with description of a new species. Jap. J. Ichthyol., 31. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Z8Q3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.