Plagiotremus townsendi

Plagiotremus townsendi, Townsend's fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]

Plagiotremus townsendi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Plagiotremus
Species:
P. townsendi
Binomial name
Plagiotremus townsendi
(Regan, 1905)
Synonyms

Petroscirtes townsendi Regan, 1905

Diet

This fish feeds on mucus secreted by other fish, according to,[3] citing Springer and Smith-Vaniz (1972).

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Plagiotremus townsendi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46080101A48388953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46080101A48388953.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Plagiotremus townsendi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Gerking, Shelby D. (Apr 25, 2014). Feeding Ecology of Fish. Elsevier. p. 286. ISBN 9781483288529.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.