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Thepas' sabretooth blenny (Petroscirtes thepassii)
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Ecological Illustration of Thepas' sabretooth blenny (Petroscirtes thepassii)
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Blenniidae

Thepas' sabretooth blenny

Petroscirtes thepassii

Five Point Nine Centimeters Blenny from the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Petroscirtes thepassii, the Thepas' sabretooth blenny or the Thepas' fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 5.9 centimetres (2.3 in) SL. The specific name of this blenny honours the collector of the type, the military surgeon A.H. Thepass.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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