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BPBM BPBM 40080Holotype

Petroscirtes pylei

Twilight Fangblenny

As recorded: Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz, 2005

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by
Richard L. Pyle, John L. Earle, Joseph DituriJoseph Dituri →John L. Earle →Richard L. Pyle →
Date
February 4, 2002
Locality
Viti Levu Island, Suva; outside of Suva Harbor, S end of "Fish Patch" below cave; sand and rubble slope with scattered outcroppings, below base of vertical reef drop-off; 104-110 m
Region
Fiji
Type status
Holotype
Record type
Material citation
2 Bishop specimens of Petroscirtes pylei · collected 2002–2002Species page ›

Cited in the literature

A paper cites this specimen as material examined, as recorded by GBIF from the published treatments.

  1. 2005

    Petroscirtes pylei, a new saber-toothed blenny from the Fiji Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae).

    William F. Smith-Vaniz, Stierhof T (2005). Petroscirtes pylei, a new saber-toothed blenny from the Fiji Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae).. Checklist dataset accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-26.

    holotypecited as Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz, 2005

    Treatment

Cite this specimen

Petroscirtes pylei. BPBM BPBM 40080. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 923898860. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/40080.

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