Cirripectes auritus

Cirripectes auritus, commonly known as the Blackflap blenny, is a small/medium blenny. Their base colour is cream to pinkish. The head usually a little darker, more beige or reddish. On their bady are many tiny red spots and just behind the head, they've two black flaps which look like ears.

These fish inhabit shallow reefs where they live usually solitary in coral rich areas but also on sandy rock bottoms, where enough algae is present. In an aquarium they're reef safe and a very good algae eater. They're quite territorial though, so best place them as one of the last fishes in the tank and only in a tank big enough to form a territory and leave room for the other fishes. Don't combine them with other blennies, unless you've a very large tank with many hiding spots. They feed mainly on algae and small invertebrates, so if there is little algae in the tank high quality algae flakes or pellets should be supplemented!