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Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) 
AphiaID: 219334

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Plagiotremus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Plagiotremus Gill, 1867
Synonymised
taxa		  Aspidontus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)
 Petroscirtes amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1857
 Petroscirtes amblyrhynchus Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
 Petroscirtes rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1852
 Petroscirtes rhinorhynchus Bleeker, 1852 (misspelling)
 Petroscirtes rhynorhynchus Bleeker, 1852 (misspelling)
 Petroskirtes amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
 Petroskirtes rhinorhijnchos Bleeker, 1852 (misspelling)
 Petroskirtes rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1852 (misspelling)
 Plagiotremus rhinorhynchus (Bleeker, 1852) (misspelling)
 Plagiotremus rhynorhynchus (Bleeker, 1852) (misspelling)
 Plagiotremus rhynorhyncus (Bleeker, 1852) (misspelling)
 Runula amblyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1857) (misspelling)
 Runula rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English bluestriped blenny  [details]
English bluestriped fangblenny  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Chagos [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Red Sea [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Inhabits clear, coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Hides in deserted worm tubes or other small holes when alarmed (Ref. 1602). Feeds on the skin, mucus and sometimes scales of other fishes by quick attacks. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219334
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-06-18 06:08:16Z  changed  Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219334 on 2013-05-19
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