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.
Identify with AI — OfflinePlagiotremus 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).
Photo: (c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erik Schlögl · cc-by-nc
Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988
Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)
Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888)
Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994
Salaria fluviatilis (Asso, 1801)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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