Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

Bluestriped Fangblenny

As recorded: Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.C. Anderson, M.S. Adam, H. Shareef, and H. ZahirM.S. Adam →Rokuro YamaguchiDonald Anderson →Johnson Randall →H. Shareef →Hussein Zahir →
Date: March 18, 1988
Locality: South Male Atoll; Embudu Island, N side; outside reef
Island: South Male Atoll
Depth: 35 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

35 Bishop specimens of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos · collected 1903–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 18, 1988, J.E. Randall, R.C. Anderson, M.S. Adam, H. Shareef, and H. Zahir also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos. BPBM 32932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38089620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32932.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38089620 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026