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Petroscirtes
Petroscirtes
is
a genus
of
combtooth blennies
found in the
western
Pacific
, and
Indian
oceans
. Some
species
of this
genus
have
venom
that interacts with
opioid receptors
.
Species
There are
currently
11
recognized species in this genus:
Petroscirtes ancylodon
Rüppell
,
1835
Petroscirtes
breviceps
Petroscirtes
fallax
Smith-Vaniz
,
1976
Petroscirtes
lupus
Petroscirtes
marginatus
Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Petroscirtes mitratus
Rüppell,
1830
Petroscirtes pylei
Smith-Vaniz,
2005
Petroscirtes
springeri
Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Petroscirtes thepassii
Bleeker
, 1853
Petroscirtes variabilis
Cantor
,
1849
Petroscirtes xestus
D. S.
Jordan
&
Seale
,
1906