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Species Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Species Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Yellow Sabretooth Blenny, Deceiver Fangblenny, Reef Sabretooth Blenny, Yellow Sabertooth Blenny, Yellow Sabre-tooth, Yellow-lined Sabretooth Blenny

Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces : Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196 figs 1-179 [42, figs 13, 113].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 201365 ♂, One Tree Island, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.7188; AM I.11418; AM IA.1788; AM IA.6179; AM IB.3970; AM IB.4318-4319; AM IB.6062; AM IB.6200; BMNH 1933.8.12.45; BMNH I.10205-10206; USNM 201797-201799; USNM 201800; USNM 201801-201803; USNM 205290; USNM 205425; USNM 205643.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lizard Island, QLD (14°40'S) to Terrigal, NSW (33°27'S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [329]

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, nectonic, seagrass.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [210]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [139]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [338]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [328]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [370]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [370]

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [331] (Reef Sabretooth Blenny)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [139] (Yellow-lined Sabretooth Blenny)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [242] (Yellow Sabre-tooth)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [338] (Yellow Sabertooth Blenny)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [328] (Yellow Sabretooth Blenny)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [370] (Deceiver Fangblenny)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellow Sabretooth Blenny)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2013		01-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)