Petroscirtes townsendi

(Regan, 1905)

Townsend Fangblenny

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, and Gulf of Oman.

Size: 3 inches (7 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reefs and usually found between depths of 20 – 150 feet (6 – 45 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.