Plagiotremus azaleus

Plagiotremus azaleus, the sabertooth blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2]

Not to be confused with Sabre-toothed blenny.

Plagiotremus azaleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Plagiotremus
Species:
P. azaleus
Binomial name
Plagiotremus azaleus
Synonyms
  • Runula azalea Jordan & Bollman, 1890
  • Atopoclinus ringens Vaillant, 1894
  • Runula ringens (Vaillant, 1894)

References
  1. Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Plagiotremus azaleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183980A8210547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183980A8210547.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Plagiotremus azaleus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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