Biology:Petroscirtes pylei

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Petroscirtes pylei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Species:
P. pylei
Binomial name
Petroscirtes pylei
Smith-Vaniz, 2005

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.[2] The specific name honours the United States ichthyologist Richard L. Pyle of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.; Smith-Vaniz, W. and Hastings, P. (2014). "Petroscirtes pylei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342391A48363953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342391A48363953.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342391/48363953. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes pylei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q949334 entry