Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma is a widespread Indo-Pacific blenny reaching 14 cm in total length.
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857), commonly known as the mimic blenny or piano fangblenny, is a blenny belonging to the genus Plagiotremus. It has a widespread distribution across the Indo-Pacific region, including New Zealand, and can be found at depths ranging from 8 to 30 metres (26 to 98 ft). This species grows to a maximum total length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in).
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Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)
Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869
Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986
Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)
Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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