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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Petroscirtes

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes ancylodon
[Arabian fangblenny]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Petroscirtes breviceps
[Striped poison-fang blenny mimic]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Petroscirtes fallax
[Deceiver fangbelly]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis, 1885)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes lupus
[Wolf fangbelly]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Petroscirtes marginatus
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830

Photo by Field, R.
 
Petroscirtes mitratus
[Floral blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Petroscirtes pylei
[Twilight Fangblenny]

Photo by Mishiku, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Photo by Mishiku, A.
 
Petroscirtes springeri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes thepassii
[Thepas' sabretooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes variabilis
[Variable sabretooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes xestus
[Xestus sabretooth blenny]
11 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Petroscirtes
(Combtooth blennies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1835 Petroscirtes ancylodon Arabian fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 11.5 TL
1836 Petroscirtes breviceps Striped poison-fang blenny mimic Indo-West Pacific 11 SL
1976 Petroscirtes fallax Deceiver fangbelly Western Pacific 9.5 TL
1885 Petroscirtes lupus Wolf fangbelly Western Pacific 13 TL
1976 Petroscirtes marginatus Western Pacific 4.9 SL
1830 Petroscirtes mitratus Floral blenny Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL
2005 Petroscirtes pylei Twilight Fangblenny Western Central Pacific 4.1 SL
1976 Petroscirtes springeri Northwest Pacific 7.7 SL
1853 Petroscirtes thepassii Thepas' sabretooth blenny Western Central Pacific 5.9 SL
1849 Petroscirtes variabilis Variable sabretooth blenny Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
1906 Petroscirtes xestus Xestus sabretooth blenny Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL



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