Petroscirtes breviceps

(Valenciennes, 1836)

Striped Poison-fang Blenny Mimic

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to Southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.

Size: 5 inches (11 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy areas among clumps of Sargassum/seaweeds and usually found between depths of 3 – 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it mainly feeds upon filamentous algae, diatoms, small crustaceans, and somewhat on fish scales and mucus.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Blennioidei

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Petroscirtes

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Has large fangs used for feeding and defense.

Best left in the wild.