Plagiotremus townsendi
Townsend's Fangblenny
As recorded: Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan, 1905)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- Ilan Karplus
- Date
- September 11, 1974
- Locality
- Ras Burka
- Island
- Ras Burka
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 11, 1974, Ilan Karplus also collected 4 other specimens.
Plagiotremus townsendi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.
2026-09-23
Al-Qusayr, EG-BA, EG
(c) maiket, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Mecca, SA
(c) Kat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
XWX3+7MQ, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960530, Ägypten
(c) schafhoernle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-28
(c) emajorova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-28
(c) emajorova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-28
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Plagiotremus townsendi. BPBM 18129. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38091544. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18129.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38091544 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026