Petroscirtes mitratus, the floral blenny, floral fangblenny, helmeted blenny, or the crested sabretooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[2] It is the type species of the genus Petroscirtes.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Petroscirtes |
| Species: | P. mitratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes mitratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46080080A48382737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46080080A48382737.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petroscirtes ancylodon". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Petroscirtes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links
edit- Photos of Petroscirtes mitratus on Sealife Collection
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