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Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball, 1924)

Squiggly blenny
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Viet Nam country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Nha Trang (Ref. 58534).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Etymology: Cirripectes: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, pektos, -e, -on = made of several parts solidly united (Ref. 45335);  quagga: Specific epithet 'quagga' is of Hottentot origin and refers to the extinct species of Equus, related to zebra. Name refers to the rather obscure cross lines or bands..
  More on authors: Fowler & Ball.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 0 - 19 m (Ref. 529), usually 0 - 10 m (Ref. 529).   Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 21°E - 129°W

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