Mimic blenny

Mimic blenny
Mimic blenny
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Plagiotremus
Species: P. tapeinosoma
Binomial name
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
(Bleeker, 1857)

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 a few metres to about 20 m. Its length is between 4 and 14 cm.

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