Blackbanded Blenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
- Usual depth0–27 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Petroscirtes breviceps, the striped poison-fang blenny mimic, striped fangblenny mimic, short-head sabretooth blenny, short-headed blenny, sabretooth blenny, or the black-banded blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 42 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 26 records
- October: 37 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–27 m · Deepest record: 786.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackbanded Blenny, Short-headed Blenny, Short-headed Sabre-tooth, Short-headed Sabretooth Blenny, Shorthead Fangblenny, Short-head Sabretooth Blenny, Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny, Striped Poison-fang Blenny Mimic, Weed Blenny
Names in 4 more languages
- Japanese
- Nijigimpo, ニジギンポ
- Korean
- 두줄베도라치
- Thai
- ปลาตีนแถบ
- Simplified Chinese
- 短頭跳岩魚尉
Other scientific names: Aspidontus trossulus, Blennechis breviceps, Dasson trossulus, Petroscirtes annamensis
Similar species
- Floral blenny
Petroscirtes mitratus
- Variable sabretooth blenny
Petroscirtes variabilis
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 628 open-data records from 1836 to 2023.
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