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Petroscirtes thepassii

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Species of fish

Petroscirtes thepassii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Species: P. thepassii
Binomial name
Petroscirtes thepassii
Bleeker, 1853

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. The specific name of this blenny honours the collector of the type, the military surgeon A.H. Thepass.

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes thepassii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342300A48408638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342300A48408638.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petroscirtes thepassii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Petroscirtes thepassii


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