Petroscirtes ancylodon

(Petroscirtes ancylodon)

Description

Petroscirtes ancylodon, the Arabian fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean. The species now also occurs in Iskenderun Bay in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal. Males of this species reaches a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL while females reach a maximum length of 7.9 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Blenniidae
Genus:Petroscirtes
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