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Petroscirtes xestus in life
In life — Smooth Sabretooth Blenny, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Wayne and Pam Osborn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wayne and Pam Osborn
BPBM 12460Ichthyology

Petroscirtes xestus

Smooth Sabretooth Blenny

As recorded: Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by
Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory (EMBL)
Date
July 11, 1955
Locality
Enewetak Atoll; Japtan (=Muti; =David) islet; lagoon side
Island
Enewetak Atoll
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Petroscirtes xestus · collected 1955–2005Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Petroscirtes xestus. BPBM 12460. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37979592. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12460.

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