Petroscirtes thepassii
Petroscirtes thepassii, the Thepas' sabretooth blenny or the Thepas' fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 5.9 centimetres (2.3 in) SL.[2] The specific name of this blenny honours the collector of the type, the military surgeon A.H. Thepass.[3]
| Petroscirtes thepassii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Petroscirtes |
| Species: | P. thepassii |
| Binomial name | |
| Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes thepassii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342300A48408638. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petroscirtes thepassii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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