BPBM 18314Ichthyology

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

Piano Fangblenny

As recorded: Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and O. GonOfer Gon →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 24, 1974
Locality: Eilat; 100 meters S of Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory; cave
Island: Eilat
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Plagiotremus tapeinosoma · collected 1902–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 24, 1974, J.E. Randall and O. Gon also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Port Stephens, NSW, Australia

(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Port Stephens, NSW, Australia

(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Shelly Beach

(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Safaja, EG-BA, EG

(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma. BPBM 18314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38089276. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18314.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38089276 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026