Petroscirtes fallax
Deceiver fangblenny
©Richard Ling
©Rickard Zerpe
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Blenniidae
Genus
Petroscirtes
Species
Petroscirtes fallax
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 10 cm (Total Length)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Yellow-lined Harptail Blenny (species: Meiacanthus lineatus)
The Deceiver fangblenny may be a mimic of the venomous Yellow-lined Harptail Blenny.
Interesting facts
- The mouth can be opened very wide to expose a pair of large curved canines at the front of the lower jaw (Australian Museum).
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It occurs in coral reefs and sheltered coastal bays and estuaries (Australian Museum).
Web resources
References
- Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
- Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
- Caley, M.J. and J. St John (1996). Refuge availability structures assemblages of tropical reef fishes, Journal of Animal Ecology, 65: 414-428. LIRS catalog number 458.
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