floral blenny

Petroscirtes mitratus

Blenny in New Caledonia

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Petroscirtes mitratus, 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. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. It is the type species of the genus Petroscirtes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Maximum length: 8.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Phoenix, Samoan and Tongan islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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