Common name of Petroscirtes breviceps
 
Common name Striped poison-fang blenny mimic
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Guam
Locality
Ref. Myers, R.F., 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core affinity
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'blenny' from Latin 'blennius', i.e., a sea fish (Ref. 11978), from Greek 'blennos', i.e., slime, a fish allied to 'kôbios'; 'blenny mimic' here implies a fish that resembles a blenny.
 
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