Crested Sabretooth Blenny (species: Petroscirtes mitratus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Petroscirtes mitratus
Crested Sabretooth Blenny


©Anne Hoggett: Petroscirtes mitratus near the sandspit at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Lloyd Shepherd: Petroscirtes mitratus in the Lizard Island lagoon. Note first four dorsal spines elevated and branchd flap above each eye.

©Lloyd Shepherd: Petroscirtes mitratus in the Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Blenniidae
Genus Petroscirtes
Species Petroscirtes mitratus

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7.7 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann, 2012)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
  • Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart (2000). Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes Brill, Leiden, pp. 1-850. LIRS catalog number 660.

Other references

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
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