Petroscirtes breviceps Striped Poison-fang Blenny Mimic, Shorthead Blenny, Shorthead Fangblenny

Petroscirtes breviceps is commonly referred to as Striped Poison-fang Blenny Mimic, Shorthead Blenny, Shorthead Fangblenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: 4 - Medelsvår. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

3039 

AphiaID:

219331 

Scientific:

Petroscirtes breviceps 

German:

Gestreifter-Mimikry-Säbelschleimfisch 

English:

Striped Poison-fang Blenny Mimic, Shorthead Blenny, Shorthead Fangblenny 

Category:

- Blennider / Slemfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Petroscirtes (Genus) > breviceps (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1836 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, China, Corea, East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Vietnam, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

1 - 15 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.33" (11 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Amphipods, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Diatoms, Mysis, Nori-Algae, Schrimps 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

4 - Medelsvår 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Petroscirtes ancylodon
  Arabischer Fangzahn-Schleimfisch, Arabischer Säbelzahn-Schleimfisch
• 
  Petroscirtes breviceps
  Gestreifter-Mimikry-Säbelschleimfisch
• 
  Petroscirtes fallax
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Petroscirtes lupus
  Brauner Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• Petroscirtes marginatus
• 
  Petroscirtes mitratus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch, Segelflossen-Säbelzähner
• Petroscirtes pylei
• 
  Petroscirtes springeri
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• Petroscirtes thepassii
• 
  Petroscirtes variabilis
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Petroscirtes xestus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-02-21 14:23:49 

Last edit:

2022-02-18 18:31:27 

Captive breeding / propagation

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Petroscirtes breviceps has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Petroscirtes breviceps in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Petroscirtes breviceps. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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