Imitator Blenny
Cirripectes imitator
- Usual depth3–11 m
- Water temperature25–28 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirripectes imitator, the imitator blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirripectes imitator”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–11 m · Deepest record: 10.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Imitator Blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Amimeminokaeruo, Amimeminokaeruuo, アミメミノカエルウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紫黑頸鬚鳚
Similar species
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Filamentous blennyCirripectes filamentosus
Barred blennyCirripectes polyzona
Red-streaked blennyCirripectes stigmaticus
Spotted Eyelash BlennyCirripectes springeri
- Flaming blenny
Cirripectes perustus
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).
- 30 open-data records from 1982 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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