Cirripectes variolosus
Red-speckled Blenny
As recorded: Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, S.R. Christian, and N. YoungSteve R. Christian →Johnson Randall →N.Y. Young →
- Date
- December 23, 1970
- Locality
- Pitcairn Island; SE side; off Down Rope (="The Rope")
- Island
- Pitcairn Island
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1970, J.E. Randall, S.R. Christian, and N. Young also collected 14 other specimens.
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Cirripectes alboapicalis
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Crystallodytes enderburyensis
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Dinematichthys
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Gymnothorax australicola
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Gymnothorax eurostus
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Muraenidae
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Pseudogramma polyacantha
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Pseudolabrus fuentesi
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Scolecenchelys laticaudata
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Stegastes fasciolatus
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Tripterygiidae
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Cirripectes variolosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-22.
2026-08-22
Guam, 66010
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Rota, MP
(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Rota, CNMI
(c) hallechoeres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-02
Palmyra Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Marisa Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-05
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-05
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cirripectes variolosus. BPBM 31010. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36007822. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31010.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36007822 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026