Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Highfin Fangblenny
Petroscirtes mitratus
Highfin Fangblenny
Category: Combtooth Blennies
Scientific Name: Petroscirtes mitratus
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)  
Depth: 5-30 ft. (2-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Blenniidae (Family) Combtooth Blennies
      └Blenniinae (Subfamily)
       └Petroscirtes (Genus)
        └P. mitratus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219329🔗
iNaturalist ID: 446380🔗

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