Petroscirtes ancylodon
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Petroscirtes |
| Species: | P. ancylodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835 | |
Petroscirtes ancylodon, the Arabian fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, and since 1989 recorded on occasion in the Levantine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a likely entry from the Suez Canal.[2][3] Males of this species reach a length of 11.5 cm TL while females reach a maximum length of 7.9 cm SL.[4]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes ancylodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18263684A48364510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18263684A48364510.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Petroscirtes ancylodon). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Petroscirtes_ancylodon.pdf
- ^ Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia. 26 (7): 282–288.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petroscirtes ancylodon". FishBase. February 2013 version.