Plagiotremus laudandus

(Whitley, 1961)

Bicolor Fang/False Harp-Tail Blenny

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines north to Southern Japan, and south to New Caledonia and Samoa.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and seaward reefs waiting for unwary prey and usually found between depths of 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it mainly feeds upon fish scales and mucus.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Blennioidei

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Plagiotremus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Has large fangs used for feeding and defense.

Best left in the wild.