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Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Bluestriped Fangblenny
As recorded: Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, B.C. Russell, and B. GoldmanB. Goldman →Johnson Randall →B.C. Russell →
- Date
- February 24, 1973
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; North Rock, SE side
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 25 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1973, J.E. Randall, B.C. Russell, and B. Goldman also collected 13 other specimens.
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus
Ichthyology
Canthigaster janthinoptera
Ichthyology
Centropyge bispinosa
Ichthyology
Coris picta
Ichthyology
Epinephelus daemelii
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax atolli
Ichthyology
Norfolkia squamiceps
Ichthyology
Plectrypops lima
Ichthyology
Plesiops insularis
Ichthyology
Pseudoplesiops howensis
Ichthyology
Scorpaena cardinalis
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes
Ichthyology
Synodus variegatus
Ichthyology
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wangiwangi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
West Papua, ID
(c) natpetrovski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos. BPBM 14920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38089226. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14920.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38089226 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026