Petroscirtes mitratus

Petroscirtes mitratus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Petroscirtes
Species:	P. mitratus
Binomial name
	Petroscirtes mitratus; Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms
	Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855; Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1875; Petroscirtes marmoratus Liénard, 1891;

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]

References

Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes mitratus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46080080A48382737. Retrieved 7 April 2019.unknown url
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes ancylodon" in 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

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[1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes mitratus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46080080A48382737. Retrieved 7 April 2019.unknown url

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes ancylodon" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

[3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Petroscirtes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2019.