Petroscirtes mitratus

Ruppell, 1830

Floral Blenny

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, East Africa to Samoan and Tongan Islands, north to Southern Japan, and south to Australia and New Caledonia.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits protected lagoons and seaweed areas and usually found between depths of 3 – 25 feet (1 – 8 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.