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Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961)

Bicolour fangblenny
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Marshall Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Enewetak and Majuro. Also Ref. 1602.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poison-fang blenny mimic, Yellow-tailed blenny, Yellowtail fangblenny mimic, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Plagiotremus: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, trema = hole (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 30 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 33°N - 32°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Philippines and Ryukyu Islands to the Gilbert Islands, New Caledonia, and Samoa, north to Izu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Subspecies Plagiotremus laudandus flavus occurs in Fiji and Tonga.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 7 - 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 27 - 30; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 22 - 24. Color variable, usually grey-blue and posterior part of the body often paler or yellow (Ref. 48636).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Adults are found solitary in coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs from below the surge zone to 30 m depth (Ref. 9710, 90102). They feed on skin, scales, fins and mucus of other fish. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). A mimic of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Ref. 2334). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborateurs

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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