Striped poison-fang blenny mimic (Petroscirtes breviceps)

Scientific name: Petroscirtes breviceps Valenciennes, 1836

The Striped poison-fang blenny mimic (Petroscirtes breviceps) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 22–28°C (72–82°F). Native range: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.

Striped poison-fang blenny mimic care at a glance

Temperature: 22–28°C (72–82°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Dark, broad stripe from snout through eye to caudal fin; stripe may be broken into segments. Highly variable in color and mimics Meiacanthus species.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Petroscirtes breviceps
Family: Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 11.0
Depth range: 10 m (33 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 10 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Traumatogenic
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)