BPBM 29902Ichthyology

Petroscirtes breviceps

Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny

As recorded: Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and F.G. WörnerJohnson Randall →F.G. Wörner →
Date: February 8, 1984
Locality: Indonesia
Island: Indonesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Petroscirtes breviceps · collected 1966–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 8, 1984, J.E. Randall and F.G. Wörner also collected 21 other specimens.

Petroscirtes breviceps observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 524 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Shark Bay, AU-WA-SB, AU-WA, AU

(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Japan

(c) ejin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Japan

(c) ejin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Melasti Beach, Jl. Melasti Ungasan, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Buton, ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

日本、〒658-0022 兵庫県神戸市東灘区深江南町

(c) たにの, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Petroscirtes breviceps. BPBM 29902. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37979480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29902.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37979480 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026