Bicolor Fangblenny
Plagiotremus laudandus
- Usual depth5–25 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Plagiotremus laudandus, the bicolour fangblenny, false harptail-blenny, poison-fang blenny mimic, yellow-tailed blenny or the yellowtail fangblenny mimic, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Plagiotremus laudandus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 36 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–25 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bicolor Fangblenny, Bicolour Fangblenny, False Harp-tail, Fiji Fangblenny, Poison-fang Blenny Mimic, Yellow-tailed Blenny, Yellowtail fangblenny mimic
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Blenio Sable Amarillo, Blenio Sable Bicolor
- French
- Blennie rieuse
- Japanese
- Inasegimpo, イナセギンポ
Other scientific names: Pescadorichthys laudandus, Plagiotremus laudanus
Similar species
Bluestriped blennyPlagiotremus rhinorhynchos
- Piano fangblenny
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 606 open-data records from 1965 to 2018.
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