Petroscirtes xestus
Petroscirtes xestus, 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. This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Petroscirtes |
| Species: | P. xestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petroscirtes xestus D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petroscirtes pindae J.L.B. Smith, 1959 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes xestus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342309A48368599. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes xestus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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