Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz, 1943
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 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. 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Cirripectes jenningsi; 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 jenningsi Schultz, 1943
- Name authority
- Schultz, 1943
- 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 jenningsi Schultz, 1943
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 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 |
| chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836) | 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.
- Schultz, & P, L. (1943). Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U. S. S. “Bushnell.”. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 180: i–x + 1–316, Pls. 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.180.i 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:VH2S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.