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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Plagiotremus

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Plagiotremus azaleus
[Sabertooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock, 1948)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus ewaensis
[Ewa blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific

Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus flavus
[]

Photo by Marsden, A.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg, 1956)

Photo by Marsden, A.
 
Plagiotremus goslinei
[Biting blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Plagiotremus iosodon
[Arrowtooth fangblenny]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961)

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Plagiotremus laudandus
[Bicolour fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus phenax
[Imposter fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
[Bluestriped fangblenny]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
 
Plagiotremus spilistius
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
[Piano fangblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan, 1905)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Plagiotremus townsendi
[Townsend's fangblenny]
11 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Plagiotremus
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1890 Plagiotremus azaleus Sabertooth blenny Eastern Pacific 10 TL
1948 Plagiotremus ewaensis Ewa blenny Eastern Central Pacific 10.2 SL
1976 Plagiotremus flavus Western Central Pacific
1956 Plagiotremus goslinei Biting blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 SL
1976 Plagiotremus iosodon Arrowtooth fangblenny Western Central Pacific. 4.5 TL
1961 Plagiotremus laudandus Bicolour fangblenny Western Pacific 8 TL
1976 Plagiotremus phenax Imposter fangblenny Indian Ocean. 8 TL
1852 Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos Bluestriped fangblenny Indo-Pacific 12 SL
1865 Plagiotremus spilistius Western Pacific 17.4 SL
1857 Plagiotremus tapeinosoma Piano fangblenny Indo-Pacific 14 TL
1905 Plagiotremus townsendi Townsend's fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 6 TL



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