Biology:Petroscirtes ancylodon

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Petroscirtes ancylodon
Petroscirtes ancylodon.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Species:
P. ancylodon
Binomial name
Petroscirtes ancylodon
Rüppell, 1835

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.[2][3] Males of this species reach a length of 11.5 cm TL while females reach a maximum length of 7.9 cm SL.[4]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes ancylodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T18263684A48364510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18263684A48364510.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18263684/48364510. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Petroscirtes ancylodon). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Petroscirtes_ancylodon.pdf
  3. Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia 26 (7): 282–288. http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?pid=S0378-18442001000700003&script=sci_arttext. 
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes ancylodon" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2430093 entry