Saltwater
Floral blenny
Petroscirtes mitratus
Blenniidae, Blenniinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8.5 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 25 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bahrain, Comoros, Egypt, Guam, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, and 30 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults are found solitary or in small groups in shallow protected lagoons and reef flats with algal and seagrass clumps. Juveniles often in floating Sargassum weeds and maybe dispersed over great distances. They swim with the tail oriented vertically. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Empty mollusk shells are used for nesting. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters. Captured at the surface using a hand net.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Petrocirtes mitratus
- Petroscirtes barbatus
- Petroscirtes marmoratus
- Petroskirtes barbatus
- Petroskirtes marmoratus
In other languages
- Crested sabre-tooth, Crested sabretooth blenny, Floral fangblenny, Helmeted blenny, High-finned blenny, Highfin fangblenny, Highfinned Blenny, Miter blenny
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.