Black Blenny
Cirripectes hutchinsi
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature21–26 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirripectes hutchinsi is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian Ocean, around western Australia. This species reaches a length of 10.6 centimetres (4.2 in) SL. The specific name honours the curator of fish at the Western Australian Museum in Perth, Barry Hutchins.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–26 °C
Photos
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black Blenny, Hutchin's Blenny, Hutchins' Blenny
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).
- 147 open-data records from 1975 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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