Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

Piano Fangblenny

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:745e2c5b-4f70-4d7d-b635-7a2bee8cb07a

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum
    Rights: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum

Description

The Piano Fangblenny is an

fish that can be recognised by the wavy black stripe (or series of connected vertically elongate blotches) along the side of the body. The margins of the dorsal and

are black. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Threats: No major threats to this species are known
Description: The piano fangblenny has the same behavioural traits as the bluestriped fangblenny, and is almost as common. It is easily distinguished by the yellow, black and white stripes on the flexible body
Distribution: Tropical Australia south to Rottnest I, WA, and to Merimbula, NSW. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Range: 756.367
Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade
similar_species: By luck or design, this species is a close mimic of the eastern hulafish and often lives in vicinity of schools of that species
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Depth: 2–20 m
Diet: Carnivore
Common_Name: Hit and run blenny;Piano fangblenny; hit and run blenny; yellow sabretooth blenny
Habitat: Sheltered reef
Abundance: 3.554
Frequency: 11.714
Max_size: 120 mm
IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Petroskirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857
Published in: Bleeker, P. 1857. Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. Vol. 2 pp. 1-102
Macrurrhynchus maroubrae Ogilby, 1896
Published in: Ogilby, J.D. 1896. Descriptions of two new genera and species of Australian fishes. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. 21 (2) pp. 136-142

Common Names

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Piano Fangblenny
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Hit And Run Blenny
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Mimic Blenny
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Piano Blenny
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Sabretooth Benny
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Scale-eating Blenny
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Scale-eating Fangblenny
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Slender Blenny
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Violet-banded Blenny
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Yellow Sabretooth Blenny
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
BLENNIOIDEI
family
BLENNIIDAE
genus
Plagiotremus
species
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma  Recorded in Australia

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