variable sabretooth blenny
Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849
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 variabilis, the variable sabretooth blenny, variable fangblenny, or the variable blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Petroscirtes variabilis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:43:41.686416+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849
- Name authority
- Cantor, 1849
- Common name
- variable sabretooth 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 variabilis Cantor, 1849
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 |
| floral blennyPetroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dasson variabilis (Cantor, 1849) (Cantor, 1849) | synonym |
| Petroskirtes bankanensis Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Petroskirtes solorensis Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Petroscirtes eretes Jordan & Seale, 1905 Jordan & Seale, 1905 | synonym |
| Salarias viperidens De Vis, 1884 De Vis, 1884 | synonym |
| Petroscrites variabilis Cantor, 1849 Cantor, 1849 | synonym |
| Petrocirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 Cantor, 1849 | synonym |
| Petroscirtes vulsus Jordan & Seale, 1907 Jordan & Seale, 1907 | synonym |
| Petroskirtes amboinensis Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Petroscirtes varibilis Cantor, 1849 Cantor, 1849 | 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.
- Cantor, T. E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 18. 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:76WDS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.