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Petroscirtes xestus

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Petroscirtes xestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Species:
P. xestus
Binomial name
Petroscirtes xestus
Synonyms

Petroscirtes pindae J.L.B. Smith, 1959

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. This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes xestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342309A48368599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342309A48368599.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petroscirtes xestus". FishBase. February 2013 version.