Scientific Name
Cirripectes imitator  
Pronounce  
Cirripectes imitator紫黑頸鬚鳚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Williams, 1985 Depth 0 - 10M
Chinese 紫黑頸鬚鳚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鳚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F447 Blenniidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 紫黑穗肩鳚 
Max Length 12 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 狗鰷 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan North、North East 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Sakiaura, Chichi Jima I., 27°30'N, 142°30'E, Ogasawara Is., Japan, 0.5-5 m 
Synonyms  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishbase(2006);Williams, J.T., 1988. Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus Cirripectes.. Indo-Pacific Fishes (17):78 p.  Williams, J. T. 1985 Williams, J.T. 1988 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List BPBMI23228Paratype. NTUM05400. NTUM05776. NTUM05777. NTUM05778. NTUM05779. NTUM05780. NTUM05781. NTUM05786. NTUM05789. NTUM06605. NTUM06608. USNM00227979Paratype. USNM00227980Paratype. USNM00258315Paratype. USNM00258316Paratype.  
Common Name Imitator blenny 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic
habitats  
Distribution  
Utility No commercial value.