Biology:Petroscirtes xestus

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Petroscirtes xestus
FMIB 39719 Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, new species Type.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Petroscirtes pindae J.L.B. Smith, 1959

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]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes xestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342309A48368599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342309A48368599.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342309/48368599. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes xestus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q961006 entry