Petroscirtes

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Blenniidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes
Similar Petroscirtes breviceps, Bluestriped fangblenny, Petroscirtes mitratus, Plagiotremus, Petroscirtes variabilis

Petroscirtes breviceps striped poison fang blenny by dr hitesh kardani

Petroscirtes is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific, and Indian oceans.

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835 (Arabian fangblenny)

Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) (Striped poison-fang blenny mimic)

Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Deceiver fangbelly)

Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis, 1885) (Wolf fangbelly)

Petroscirtes marginatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 (Floral blenny)

Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz, 2005 (Twilight Fangblenny)

Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853 (Thepas' sabretooth blenny)

Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 (Variable sabretooth blenny)

Petroscirtes xestus D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Xestus sabretooth blenny)

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