Blenny ID wow nice fish!!

[endlessblue]

Has anyone seen this?

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Looks like Cirripectes stigmaticus, but I never saw one with red that bright. Is this photoshoped? And do you know where is it from?

 

[endlessblue]

Saw it on on another forum

 

[Stumped]

Luiz is obviously correct on the ID and that exact picture is from an old reef builders article. On a related note, Pacific Island Aquatics had one (maybe more in stock) that looked really great recently.

It's one of those fish I've wanted for a while, but I literally have never seen one locally. I can't justify paying shipping for one online because it'd more than double the price (if I only ordered that fish) and I don't have room to put anymore fish if I were to go for free shipping.

 

[SDguy]

I really wanted one, but the more research I did, the more I found that they don't normally have the vivid, contrasting colors "turned on"... they are rather muted normally. Someone can correct me if I am wrong on this, since I don't actually own one.

 

[peasofme]

the pics i've seen don't look like that.

 

[LemonLemon]

they are not as bright as that photo.

at least not after awhile.

all the stigmaticus blennies we've received from vanuatu turned dull dark blackish colouration with faint red squiggles.