Blackflap blenny
Cirripectes auritus
- Usual depth6–28 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirripectes auritus, the blackflap blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirripectes auritus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–28 m · Deepest record: 32.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Rose Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blackflap blenny, blackflap blenny, Eared Blenny
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Ohrfleck-Schleimfisch
Similar species
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Lady Musgrave BlennyCirripectes chelomatus
Filamentous blennyCirripectes filamentosus
Barred blennyCirripectes polyzona
Red-streaked blennyCirripectes stigmaticus
Red-head BlennyCirripectes vanderbilti
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 44 open-data records from 1951 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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