Twilight Fangblenny

Petroscirtes pylei

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Small

Petroscirtes pylei, the twilight fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean, around Fiji. This species reaches a length of 4.1 centimetres (1.6 in) SL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Richard L. Pyle of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Maximum length: 4.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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