Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
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Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos, known commonly as the Bluestriped fangblenny, Bluestriped blenny, Bluestriped sabretooth blenny, Blunt-nose blenny, Cleaner mimic, Tube-worm blenny, or the Two-stripe blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny
found in coral reef
s in the Pacific and Indian ocean
. Some research has suggested that they resemble the bluestreak cleaner wrasse
(Labroides dimidiatus) juveniles so that they can hang around cleaner stations and dupe clients waiting to be cleaned.
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
found in coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s in the Pacific and Indian ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. Some research has suggested that they resemble the bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is one of several species of cleaner wrasse found on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and much of the Pacific Ocean, as well as many seas, including the Red Sea and those around Southeast Asia...
(Labroides dimidiatus) juveniles so that they can hang around cleaner stations and dupe clients waiting to be cleaned.