floral blenny
Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Petroscirtes mitratus, the floral blenny, floral fangblenny, helmeted blenny, or the crested sabretooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. It is the type species of the genus Petroscirtes.
Wikipedia contributors, Petroscirtes mitratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:03.953712+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
- Name authority
- Rüppell, 1830
- Common name
- floral blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Petroscirtes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyBlenniinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusPetroscirtes Rüppell, 1830
- speciesPetroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Petroscirtes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| variable sabretooth blennyPetroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Petrocirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 Rüppell, 1830 | synonym |
| Petroskirtes barbatus Peters, 1855 Peters, 1855 | synonym |
| Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker, 1874 Bleeker, 1874 | synonym |
| Petroscirtes barbatus Peters, 1855 Peters, 1855 | synonym |
| Petroscirtes marmoratus Liénard, 1891 Liénard, 1891 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt Am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner)., 1–141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1–35. [Part 1 (1828): 1–26, Pls. 1–6; part 2 (1829): 27–94, Pls. 7–24; part 3 (1830):95–141, Pls. 25–35.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:76WDM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.