Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Shorthead Fangblenny
Category: Combtooth Blennies
Scientific Name: Petroscirtes breviceps
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 3-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Blenniidae (Family)
      └Blenniinae (Subfamily)
       └Petroscirtes (Genus)
        └P. breviceps (Species)

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