BPBM 37545Ichthyology

Cirripectes variolosus

Red-speckled Blenny

As recorded: Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: D. Ross Robertson
Date: September 1, 1996
Locality: Kiritimati Atoll; E side; Bay of Wrecks; reef flat tidepool
Island: Kiritimati Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

38 Bishop specimens of Cirripectes variolosus · collected 1900–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1996, D. Ross Robertson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cirripectes variolosus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1996. 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 Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-05

Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cirripectes variolosus. BPBM 37545. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36012681. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37545.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36012681 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026