Arabian fangblenny

Petroscirtes ancylodon

Eleven Point Five Centimeters Blenny of the Red Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Petroscirtes ancylodon, the Arabian fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, and since 1989 recorded on occasion in the Levantine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a likely entry from the Suez Canal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Maximum length: 11.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: northern Red Sea to the Persian Gulf. Introduced in the Mediterranean Sea: Iskenderun Bay.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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