Saltwater
Xestus sabretooth blenny
Petroscirtes xestus
Blenniidae, Blenniinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 7.5 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 17 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, and 9 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults occur solitary usually over sandy areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons. Small juveniles were found below the upside-down jelly Cassiopea that moves over sandy substrates providing safe travel. Eggs are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Females nest in empty mollusk shells. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Petroscirtes pindae
- Petroscrites xestus
In other languages
- Bearded sabretooth blenny, Smooth fangblenny, Smooth sabretooth blenny, Xestus fangblenny
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.