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Petroscirtes fallax
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Petroscirtes
Species:	P. fallax
Binomial name
Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Petroscirtes fallax, the deceiver fangbelly or yellow saberetooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL. This is a small species of blenny with a body which is yellow to whitish in colour and is marked with three longitudinal black stripes. The more ventral stripe extending onto the base of the pectoral fin although not to the base of the anal fin. This species is thought to be a possible Batesian mimic of the Lined Fangblenny, Meiacanthus lineatus, which has a pair of venomous canine-like teeth in its lower jaw.

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Petroscirtes fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342191A48374147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342191A48374147.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petroscirtes fallax". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. Dianne J. Bray. "Petroscirtes fallax". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 7 Apr 2019.

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