Saltwater
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Blenniidae, Blenniinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 12 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 53 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Egypt, Fiji, France, and 36 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit clear, coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. They hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes when alarmed, bite divers occassionally. They feed on the skin, mucus and sometimes scales of other fishes by quick attacks. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters. Juveniles mimic the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus. According to Ref. 53299 they are facultative mimics that change their color: at cleaning stations they mimic the cleaner wrasse and attack unsuspecting customers; elsewhere they adopt an alternative color and striping pattern to conceal themselves among fish shoals from which they can strike at passing fish.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aspidontus rhinorhynchos
- Petroscirtes amblyrhynchos
- Petroscirtes amblyrhynchus
- Petroscirtes rhinorhynchos
- Petroscirtes rhinorhynchus
- Petroscirtes rhynorhynchus
In other languages
- Neonluikero
- Blue-lined blenny, Blue-lined Sabertooth Blenny, Blue-lined sabretooth blenny, Bluestriped blenny, Bluestriped sabretooth blenny, Blunt-nosed blenny, Cleaner mimic, Tube-worm blenny, Twostripe blenny
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.