Petroscirtes thepassii
Appearance
Petroscirtes thepassii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Petroscirtes |
Species: | P. thepassii
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Binomial name | |
Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853
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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.[2] The specific name of this blenny honours the collector of the type, the military surgeon A.H. Thepass.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petroscirtes thepassii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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.