Cirripectes variolosus
Red-speckled Blenny
As recorded: Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Kaimiloa" (schooner)
- Date
- August 1924
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cirripectes variolosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Cirripectes variolosus. BPBM 4919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36012852. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36012852 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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