Plagiotremus townsendi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Plagiotremus |
Species: | P. townsendi
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Binomial name | |
Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan, 1905)
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Synonyms | |
Petroscirtes townsendi Regan, 1905 |
Plagiotremus townsendi, Townsend's fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
This fish feeds on mucus secreted by other fish, according to,[3] citing Springer and Smith-Vaniz (1972).