Kauaʻi record · KCA-FISH-000061
Gargantuan Blenny
Cirripectes obscurus
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Kauaʻi evidence
Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cirripectes obscurus
- Common names
- Gargantuan Blenny
- Hawaiian names
- Pāoʻo
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Hawaiian Islands; Kauaʻi rocky-intertidal assemblage documented, species-level micro-site confirmation pending
- Origin
- Native / endemic Hawaiian
- Conservation status
- Not assessed in current release
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- The local assemblage observation is real but species identity was not resolved; do not infer site-level species presence from the assemblage record alone.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Rocky intertidal, tidepools, splash-zone or shallow surge habitat depending on species
- Food and resource needs
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Reproduction
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Shelter
- Uses crevices, pools, wet rock surfaces or shallow reef structure depending on species
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Trampling, collection, shoreline alteration, extreme heat/salinity, pollution, and wave-regime change
- Conservation actions
- Record-specific conservation actions need supporting evidence.
- Monitoring
- Retain Kauaʻi-specific distribution, abundance, life-stage, behavior, habitat, trend, and attendant data with provenance.
- Data gaps
- Resolve Kauaʻi species distribution and local population structure without exposing sensitive precise locations.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Seasonal description
- Gargantuan Blenny is ecologically, culturally, fishery, or conservation-relevant to Kauaʻi.