Cirripectes perustus
Flaming blenny
As recorded: Cirripectes perustus Smith, 1959
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- 1951
- Locality
- Onotoa Atoll
- Island
- Onotoa Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cirripectes perustus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-03.
2026-02-03
Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ
(c) Ocean Ventures Fiji, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ
(c) Ocean Ventures Fiji, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-11-09
Bua, Northern, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cirripectes perustus. BPBM 30991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36012727. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30991.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36012727 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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