Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

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Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

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AphiaID:: 219335

Scientific:: Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
German:: Piano-Säbelzahlschleimfisch
English:: Hit And Run Blenny, Mimic Blenny, Piano Blenny, Sabretooth Benny, Violet-banded Blenny, Yellow Sabretooth Blenny , Scale-eating Fangblenny

Category:: Blennies
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Plagiotremus (Genus) > tapeinosoma (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1857

Occurrence:: Yemen, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Ambon, Tuamoto Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua, Raja Amat, the Kermadec Islands, Lord Howe Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Maumere, Western Australia, Caroline Island, Gambier Islands, Jordan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Marquesas Islands, Mozambique, Norfolk Island, Rapa, Kiribati, Sudan, Austral Islands, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), New South Wales, the Society Islands, Timor, Ogasawara Islands, Afrique de l'Est, Afrique du Sud, Australie, Bali, Cargados Carajos, Egypte, Fidji, groupe Pitcairn, Hawaii, île de Guam, île Maurice, Îles Banggai, îles Christmas, îles de Cook, îles Marschall, Inde, indo pacifique, Indonésie, Japon, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Maldives, Mer d'Adaman, Mer Rouge, Micronésie, Nouvelle Calédonie, Nouvelle Zélande, Océan Indien, Palau, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, Philippines, Polynésie Française, Queensland, Samoa, Samoa américaines, Seychelles, Sumatra, Taiwan, Togian, Tonga, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 1 - 45 Meter
Size:: 12 cm - 14 cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 28°C
Food:: Parasitic, Invertébrés
Difficulty:: Pas pour l'aquarium!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Plagiotremus azaleus
Säbelzahnschleimfische
Plagiotremus ewaensis
Plagiotremus flavus
Plagiotremus goslinei
Plagiotremus iosodon
Plagiotremus laudandus
Augenstreif-Säbelzähner-Nachahmer
Plagiotremus phenax
Aggressiver Säbelzahn-Schleimfisch
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Blaustreifen Blenny
Plagiotremus spilistius
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Piano-Säbelzahlschleimfisch
Plagiotremus townsendi
Townsends-Säbelzähner

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-25 18:31:11
Last edit:: 2019-09-16 17:03:44

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Distribution:
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (to False Bay, South Africa, to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Zealand and Rapa.
Replaced Plagiotremus goslinei in the Hawaiian Islands

Biology:
Inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs, usually the lower surge zone to deeper areas.
Hide in deserted worm tubes when alarmed.
Feed by attacking other fishes and removing dermal tissue, mucus and sometimes scales; occasionally makes harmless 'attacks' on divers.
It usually strikes from behind and quickl,.
dives in the the reef for cover to avoid punishment.
Its wriggling swimming mode possibly mimics other non-scale eating species.
Oviparous.Eggs are demersal and adhesive.

Synonyms:
Aspidontus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
Petroscirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857
Petroskirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857
Plagiotremus tapeinosomus (Bleeker, 1857)
Runula tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Plagiotremus (Genus)

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