Saltwater
Piano fangblenny
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Blenniidae, Blenniinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 14 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 73 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, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, and 34 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs, usually the lower surge zone to deeper areas. They hide in deserted worm tubes when alarmed. They feed by attacking other fishes and removing dermal tissue, mucus and sometimes scales; occasionally makes harmless 'attacks' on divers. Some individuals usually strike from behind and quickly dive in the reef for cover to avoid punishment. Their wriggling swimming mode possibly mimics other non-scale eating species. 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. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aspidontus tapeinosoma
- Petroscirtes tapeinosoma
- Petroskirtes tapeinosoma
- Plagiotremus tapeinosomus
- Runula tapeinosoma
In other languages
- Piano-sabeltandslimfisk
- Hit and run blenny, Mimic blenny, Piano Blenny, Sabretooth blenny, Scale-eating blenny, Scale-eating fangblenny, Slender blenny, Violet-banded blenny, Yellow sabretooth 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.