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Petroscirtes
''Petroscirtes'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific, and Indian oceans. Some species of this genus have venom that interacts with opioid receptors. Adults usually inhabit coastal reefs and estuaries to depths of about 10 meters, but they can also be found up to 15 meters in depth in sandy and weedy areas among clumps of Sargassum or other seaweeds in coastal and lagoon reefs. They can be found in nests inside small-necked bottles and abandoned worm tubes or shells. Species 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes
''Petroscirtes'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific, and Indian oceans. Some species of this genus have venom that interacts with opioid receptors. Adults usually inhabit coastal reefs and estuaries to depths of about 10 meters, but they can also be found up to 15 meters in depth in sandy and weedy areas among clumps of Sargassum or other seaweeds in coastal and lagoon reefs. They can be found in nests inside small-necked bottles and abandoned worm tubes or shells. Species 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Mitratus
''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 TL. It is the type species of the genus ''Petroscirtes ''Petroscirtes'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific, and Indian oceans. Some species of this genus have venom that interacts with opioid receptors. Adults usually inhabit coastal reefs and estuaries to depths of about ...''. References External links * mitratus Fish described in 1830 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Ancylodon
''Petroscirtes ancylodon'', the Arabian fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, and since 1989 recorded on occasion in the Levantine waters of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ..., a likely entry from the Suez Canal. Males of this species reach a length of 11.5 cm TL while females reach a maximum length of 7.9 cm SL. References ancylodon Fish described in 1835 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Variabilis
''Petroscirtes variabilis'', the variable sabretooth blenny, variable fangblenny, or the variable blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t .... This species reaches a length of TL. References External links * variabilis Fish described in 1849 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Xestus
''Petroscirtes xestus'', the xestus sabretooth blenny, xestus fangblenny, or the bearded sabretooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t .... This species reaches a length of TL. References xestus Fish described in 1906 Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Alvin Seale {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Fallax
''Petroscirtes fallax'', the deceiver fangbelly or yellow saberetooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of TL. This is a small species of blenny with a body which is yellow to whitish in colour and is marked with three longitudinal black stripes. The more ventral stripe extending onto the base of the pectoral fin although not to the base of the anal fin. This species is thought to be a possible Batesian mimic Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work on bu ... of the Lined Fangblenny, '' Meiacanthus lineatus'', which has a pair of venomous canine-like teeth in its lower jaw. References fallax Fish described in 1976 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Breviceps
''Petroscirtes breviceps'', the striped poison-fang blenny mimic, striped fangblenny mimic, short-head sabretooth blenny, short-headed blenny, sabretooth blenny, or the black-banded blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t .... This species reaches a length of SL. References External links * breviceps Fish described in 1836 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Lupus
''Petroscirtes lupus'', the wolf fangbelly, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of TL. A variably greyish, brown or greenish blenny with six large dark blotches, white dots and dashes on upper sides, and dark dots below. It has two large canines in the lower jaw which are used for defence, although this species is not venomous, and they have been known to bite if handled.Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Brown Sabretooth Blenny, Petroscirtes lupus, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4755 They live among sea grass Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine (ocean), marine environments. There are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses which belong to four Family (biology), families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae an ... beds, seaweed or the empty shells of molluscs. The female lays her eggs on the interior of a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Pylei
''Petroscirtes pylei'', the twilight fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean, around Fiji. This species reaches a length of SL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Richard L. Pyle of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island .... References pylei Fish described in 2005 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Springeri
''Petroscirtes springeri'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of SL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the United States National Museum, it was Springer who first introduced the author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ... to the blenniids and who suggested the study in which Smith-Vaniz described this species. References springeri Fish described in 1976 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroscirtes Marginatus
''Petroscirtes marginatus'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ... ocean. This species reaches a length of SL. References marginatus Fish described in 1976 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 SL. The specific name of this blenny honours the collector of the type, the military surgeon ''Military Medicine'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of medicine in military settings. It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. It was est ... A.H. Thepass. References thepassii Fish described in 1853 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |