Arabian Fangblenny

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 17 - 19

Feeds on small benthic invertebrates. Dwells in shallow sandy shores covered with algae (Ref. 127989).

Adults are found in seagrass beds or bottoms with heavy algal growth. Captured at the surface using a hand net (Ref. 26165). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

Petroscirtes ancylodon, the Arabian fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, and since 1989 recorded on occasion in the Levantine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a likely entry from the Suez Canal. Males of this species reach a length of 11.5 cm TL while females reach a maximum length of 7.9 cm SL.