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Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830

AphiaID

206616 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206616)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830

Parent

Blenniinae Rafinesque, 1810

Direct children (11)

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Species Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835
Species Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)
Species Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis, 1885)
Species Petroscirtes marginatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
Species Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz, 2005
Species Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853
Species Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849
Species Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner). 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206616 on 2025-05-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206616 on 2025-05-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2012-11-14 10:59:38Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-03-05 06:52:44Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner). 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]