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Family Blenniidae

HAWAII 

Cirripectes vanderbilti   

Firehouse, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Frigate Point, Midway Atoll, 40 feet

 

Portlock, Oahu, 5 feet

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

SCARFACE BLENNY

Common but skittish inhabitant of shallow reefs.  Purplish-brown with red lines on the face.  Attains 4 inches.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known as Cirripectes variolosus.