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Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Petroscirtes: Latin, petra, -ae = stone + Greek, skirteo = to jump.
Eponymy: A H Thepass was a military surgeon in Ternate (Dutch East Indies) who supplied Bleeker with the holotype. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 1 - 5 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 10°N - 12°S
Western Central Pacific: Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands; Belau and Yap in Micronesia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 1602)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 10 - 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 16 - 18. Closely related to P. variabilis, but is usually more elongate and has a bulbous or elongate snout.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults inhabit weedy areas such as Sargassum beds. They occur in shallow seagrass beds where they hide by pressing itself against a blade of seagrass. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 28.5 - 29.4, mean 28.9 °C (based on 585 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00430 - 0.02548), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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