Cirripectes gilberti

Cirripectes gilberti is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 9.3 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.^[2]

Cirripectes gilberti
Holotype
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Cirripectes
Species:	C. gilberti
Binomial name
Cirripectes gilberti J. T. Williams, 1988

Etymology

The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Carter R. Gilbert of the Florida Museum of Natural History.^[3]