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Petroscirtes

Petroscirtes xestus

Jordan & Seale, 1906

Xestus Sabretooth Blenny

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Line and Society Islands, north to Mariana Islands, and the southern portion of the Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 3 inches (7 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow lagoons and sandy reef flats and usually found between depths of 3 – 40 feet (1 – 12 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.

 Petroscirtes xestus (Xestus Sabretooth Blenny)
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