variable sabretooth blenny

Petroscirtes variabilis

Blenny of Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Petroscirtes variabilis, the variable sabretooth blenny, variable fangblenny, or the variable blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Petroscirtes
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Fiji, north to southern Taiwan and the Yaeyama Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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