Burnt Blenny

Diagnosis: Dorsal fin XII, 14, membrane attached to caudal fin, entire, first spine more or less the same height as second; anal fin II, 15; pectoral rays 15; pelvic fin I, 3; caudal fin procurrent rays 10-12. Vertebrae 10 + 20. LL, without scales and scalelike flaps; LL tubes 0-3, canal ends below dorsal ray 5-11. Lower lip smooth mesially, plicate laterally. Upper lip crenulae 36-48. Gill rakers 23-28. Cephalic sensory pore system simple. Midsnout pores present. Cirri, supraorbital 6-23, nasal 5-25; nuchal cirri 30 to 46, divided into 3-4 groups, 3-group resulting from fusion of bases of dorsalmost groups at apex of nape, 4-group condition has dorsalmost groups meeting or overlapping. Body depth at anal-fin origin 3.2-3.5 in SL. Pectoral with 5 ventralmost rays red-tipped; iris with yellow-colored oval, oriented almost vertically, centered around pupil, rest of iris silvery white. Female head and body grey to yellowish brown with spots red becoming dark brown posteriorly; with pale diagonal stripe from upper lip to nape, across orbit; pectoral fins brown. Male unspotted, bicolored yellow anteriorly and reddish brown posteriorly; pectoral fins yellow (Ref. 529, 90102, 37816).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Urogenital orifice of male genital papilla located basally between 2 widely separated slender filaments on a fleshy swelling behind anus; testes bulbous with length equal to its width (Ref. 529).

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 30 - 31

Inhabits shallow seaward reefs, from the intertidal zone to 25 m depth (Ref. 9710, 529).

Adults inhabit shallow seaward reefs, from the intertidal zone to 25 m depth (Ref. 9710, 529). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

fisheries: of no interest

分布於印度-太平洋區，由非洲肯亞至台灣、密克羅尼西亞及Kiribati等，南至澳洲。台灣分布於南部海域。

小型魚類，僅具學術研究價值。

體長橢圓形，稍側扁；頭鈍短。鼻鬚及眼上鬚羽狀分支，一連串頸鬚橫貫在頸上，頭背中央的頸鬚有縫而不連續。上下唇鋸齒緣，齒骨具一犬齒。D. XII, 13； A. II, 15； V. I, 3。背鰭棘部與軟條間無明顯之缺刻，背鰭最後軟條與尾柄相連，臀鰭不與尾柄相連。頭為褐色，吻部黑褐色，頭側有黑褐色斑點；身體褐色無斑點；背鰭、臀鰭和尾鰭黑褐色。Smith's (1959)的描述中，活魚時體色為淺紅色和黃色。

主要棲息於潮間帶至水深約25公尺的礁石區。以藻類、碎屑和小型無脊椎動物為食。

Cirripectes perustus, the flaming blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.

Widely distributed but rarely collected.