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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Petroscirtes

(See list of species below)


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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

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Petroscirtes ancylodon
[Arabian fangblenny]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

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Petroscirtes breviceps
[Striped poison-fang blenny mimic]
No picture found

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)

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Petroscirtes lupus
[Wolf fangbelly]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Petroscirtes marginatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Petroscirtes mitratus
[Floral blenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Petroscirtes pylei
[Twilight Fangblenny]

Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

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

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Petroscirtes springeri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Petroscirtes thepassii
[Thepas' sabretooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Petroscirtes variabilis
[Variable sabretooth blenny]

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

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Petroscirtes xestus
[Xestus sabretooth blenny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Petroscirtes ancylodon Arabian fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 11.5 TL 1835
Petroscirtes breviceps Striped poison-fang blenny mimic Indo-West Pacific 11 SL 1836
Petroscirtes fallax Deceiver fangbelly Western Pacific 9.5 TL 1976
Petroscirtes lupus Wolf fangbelly Western Pacific 13 TL 1885
Petroscirtes marginatus Western Pacific 4.9 SL 1976
Petroscirtes mitratus Floral blenny Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL 1830
Petroscirtes pylei Twilight Fangblenny Western Central Pacific 4.1 SL 2005
Petroscirtes springeri Northern West Pacific 7.7 SL 1976
Petroscirtes thepassii Thepas' sabretooth blenny Western Central Pacific 5.9 SL 1853
Petroscirtes variabilis Variable sabretooth blenny Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1849
Petroscirtes xestus Xestus sabretooth blenny Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL 1906



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