piano fangblenny
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mimic blenny or piano fangblenny, Plagiotremus tapeinosoma, is a blenny of the genus Plagiotremus, with a widespread Indo-Pacific distribution including New Zealand from depths of 8 to 30 metres (26 to 98 ft). This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Mimic blenny; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:03.041519+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1857)
- Common name
- piano fangblenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Plagiotremus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyBlenniinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusPlagiotremus Gill, 1865
- speciesPlagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plagiotremus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plagiotremus iosodon Smith-Vaniz, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sabertooth blennyPlagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock, 1948) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg, 1956) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluestriped blennyPlagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plagiotremus spilistius Gill, 1865 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Townsend's fangblennyPlagiotremus townsendi (Regan, 1905) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Plagiotremus tapeinosomus (Bleeker, 1857) (Bleeker, 1857) | synonym |
| Petroskirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857 Bleeker, 1857 | synonym |
| Petroscirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1857 Bleeker, 1857 | synonym |
| Runula tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) (Bleeker, 1857) | synonym |
| Aspidontus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) (Bleeker, 1857) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219335 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JHL5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.