Plagiotremus goslinei
Plagiotremus goslinei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Plagiotremus |
Species: | P. goslinei
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Binomial name | |
Plagiotremus goslinei (, 1956)
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Synonyms | |
Runula goslinei Strasburg, 1956 |
Plagiotremus goslinei, the biting blenny, Gosline's fangblenny, scale-eating blenny or the scale-eating fang blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. This species reaches a length of 6.3 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist (1915-2002) of the University of Hawai‘i.[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Plagiotremus goslinei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342392A48405050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342392A48405050.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Plagiotremus goslinei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Plagiotremus
- Fish described in 1956
- Blenniidae stubs