Mimic blenny

The mimic blenny or piano fangblenny, Plagiotremus tapeinosoma, is a blenny of the genus Plagiotremus, with a widespread Indo-Pacific distribution including New Zealand from depths of 8 to 30 metres (26 to 98 ft). This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.^[2]

Mimic blenny
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Plagiotremus
Species:	P. tapeinosoma
Binomial name
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
Synonyms
Aspidontus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) Petroscirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857 Runula tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

References

• "Plagiotremus tapeinosoma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
• Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Plagiotremus tapeinosoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342366A48386360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342366A48386360.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plagiotremus tapeinosoma". FishBase. February 2013 version.

External links

• Photos of Mimic blenny on Sealife Collection