SHORTHEAD FANGBLENNY

Petroscirtes breviceps
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Commonly white to yellow with three balckish stripes. Solitary or in pairs. Mimics the striped blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes), and seeks shelter in abandoned tube worm tubes, empty sea shells, discharged bottles or cans, in addition to colonial ascidians or among hydroids growing on mooring buoys.

Wide spread in Lembeh and found at all divesites. This is a very friendly species, not afraid of divers and photographers.
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
YEAR-ROUND
Remarks:
Depth range 1 - 35m, size up to 10 cm but often smaller.
Divesites seen at:
Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Angels Window, Aw Shucks, Batu Angus, Batu Kapal, Batu Merah, Batu Sandar, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Dantes Wall, Goby A Crab, Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Heynus, Jahir, Jahir 2, Jiko Yansi, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Madidir, Magic Crack, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Mawali Wreck, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Jiko, Pantai Kecil, Pantai Parigi, Pintu Colada, Pintu Kota Besar (Seagrass), Pintu Kota Kecil, Police Pier, Police Pier 2, Pulau Abadi, Pulau Dua, Pulau Putus, Retak Larry (Larrys Crack), Serena West, Slow Poke, Tanjung Kubur, Tanjung kusu-kusu, Tanjung Tebal, TK 1, TK2, TK3
Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Sand Dweller
Hole
Blenny
- Black coralblenny
- Blue-dashed rockskipper
- Bluestriped fang blenny
- Clown coralblenny
- False cleanerfish
- Highfin fangblenny
- Obscure blenny
- Shorthead fangblenny
- Snake blenny
- Spotty blenny
- Starry blenny
- Triplespot blenny
- Twinspot coral blenny
- Yellowtail fang blenny

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