Piano fangblenny (Plagiotremus tapeinosoma)

Scientific name: Plagiotremus tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857

The Piano fangblenny (Plagiotremus tapeinosoma) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-39; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 28 - 33. About 20 oblong segments form the dark midlateral body stripe.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Family: Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 14.0
Depth range: 8–30 m (26–98 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 30 m
Climate: Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Other
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)