Smooth Sabretooth Blenny

Petroscirtes xestus

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

12 m

Description

Petroscirtes xestus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean. Other names: Xestus Sabretooth Blenny, Xestus Fangblenny or Bearded Sabretooth Blenny. Description This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. It has a pale whitish, ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Seychelles Laccadive Islands Indo-Pacific +33 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

grey

yellow

Edible

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Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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