Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)
Petroscirtes breviceps is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs of the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) has multiple common names: the striped poison-fang blenny mimic, striped fangblenny mimic, short-head sabretooth blenny, short-headed blenny, sabretooth blenny, and black-banded blenny. It is a species of combtooth blenny that lives in coral reefs of the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. This species grows to a maximum standard length of 11 centimetres (4.3 inches).
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Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962
Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976
Salarias ceramensis Bleeker, 1853
Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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