Petroscirtes
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Petroscirtes is a genus of combtooth blennies
found in the western Pacific, and Indian ocean
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Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
found in the western Pacific, and Indian ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
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Species
- Arabian fangblenny, Petroscirtes ancylodonPetroscirtes ancylodonPetroscirtes ancylodon, known commonly as the Arabian fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean....
(Rüppell, 1835) - Striped poison-fang blenny mimic, Petroscirtes brevicepsPetroscirtes brevicepsPetroscirtes breviceps, known commonly as the Striped poison-fang blenny mimic, Striped fangblenny mimic, Short-head sabretooth blenny, Short-headed blenny, Sabretooth blenny, or the Black-banded blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian ocean....
(Valenciennes, 1836) - Deceiver fangbelly, Petroscirtes fallaxPetroscirtes fallaxPetroscirtes fallax, known commonly as the Deceiver fangbelly, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean....
(Smith-Vaniz, 1976) - Wolf fangbelly, Petroscirtes lupusPetroscirtes lupusPetroscirtes lupus, known commonly as the Wolf fangbelly, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean....
(De Vis, 1885) - Petroscirtes marginatusPetroscirtes marginatusPetroscirtes marginatus is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean....
(Smith-Vaniz, 1976) - Floral blenny, Petroscirtes mitratusPetroscirtes mitratusPetroscirtes mitratus, known commonly as the Floral blenny, Floral fangblenny, Helmeted blenny, or the Crested sabretooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean....
(Rüppell, 1830) - Twilight Fangblenny, Petroscirtes pyleiPetroscirtes pyleiPetroscirtes pylei, known commonly as the Twilight fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean, around Fiji....
(Smith-Vaniz, 2005) - Petroscirtes springeriPetroscirtes springeriPetroscirtes springeri is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean....
(Smith-Vaniz, 1976) - Thepas' sabretooth blenny, Petroscirtes thepassiiPetroscirtes thepassiiPetroscirtes thepassii, known commonly as the Thepas' sabretooth blenny or the Thepas' fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1853) - Variable sabretooth blenny, Petroscirtes variabilisPetroscirtes variabilisPetroscirtes variabilis, known commonly as the Variable sabretooth blenny, Variable fangblenny, or the Variable blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian ocean....
(Cantor, 1849) - Xestus sabretooth blenny, Petroscirtes xestusPetroscirtes xestusPetroscirtes xestus, known commonly as the Xestus sabretooth blenny, Xestus fangblenny, or the Bearded sabretooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean....
(Jordan & Seale, 1906)