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Smooth Sabretooth Blenny

Petroscirtes xestus

Seabook: Smooth Sabretooth Blenny

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Max Weight

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

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Colors

white
black
grey
yellow

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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