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Biting blenny- Plagiotremus goslinei
[edit]The Biting Blenny can also be known as the fang blenny Ewa Fang Blenny, and the striped blenny.
Environment/Habitat-
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The biting blennies are found in Hawaii and are a native Hawaiian Ewa Fang Blenny. They are found primarily in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist William A. Gosline (1915-2002) of the University of Hawaiʻi.
Description
[edit]The biting blenny can reach up to 6.3 centimeters in length. The biting blenny is also known as the striped blenny for the bright blue stripes that run down its body. This fish has sharp fangs that when swallowed by larger fish, can hold on to the esophagus to prevent itself from being swallowed. These fangs can also be poisonous, giving the receiver an opioid poison.
Diet
[edit]The diet of the biting blenny is diverse. It consists of mucus, scales, and skin tissue of larger fish, shrimp, small crustaceans, worms, and zooplankton. This diet also includes fish eggs and coral mucus. The biting blenny sneaks up behind larger fish and takes bites out of their backs and sides.
Population-
[edit]The population of the biting blenny is currently stable and abundant around the warm waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. They are considered a least concerned population[1], meaning that they are not in any danger of extinction.
References
[edit]Sources- R, David. “Gosline’s Fangblenny (Plagiotremus Goslinei).” iNaturalist, iNaturalist, 7 Aug. 2017, www.inaturalist.org/observations/7389953.
Team, Meerwasser-Lexikon. “Start.” Mainpage Reeflex, Meerwasser-Lexikon.de, 23 Oct. 2021, www.reeflex.net/tiere/14198_Plagiotremus_goslinei.htm.
Spangler, Randall. “Gosline’s Fang Blenny (Plagiotremus Goslinei).” Spanglers’ Scuba, Spanglersʻ Scuba, 2017, scuba.spanglers.com/species/plagiotremus-goslinei.
Randall, John E. “Plagiotremus Goslinei.” Smithsonian Learning Lab, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2020, learninglab.si.edu/resources/view/3135608#more-info.
Jeffrey Williams (National Museum of Natural History). “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.” IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 27 Mar. 2009, www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342392/48405050.
Wingerter, Kenneth. “Aquarium Fish: An Overview of Fang Blennies of the Genus Meiacanthus.” Reefs.Com, 5 Nov. 2020, reefs.com/magazine/aquarium-fish-an-overview-of-fang-blennies-of-the-genus-meiacanthus/#:~:text=Gut%20content%20analysis%20of%20wild,and%20perhaps%20even%20coral%20mucus.
Krottje, Peter, and Peter Krottje. “Ewa Fang Blenny.” Onebreathkohala, 9 Aug. 2023, onebreathkohala.wordpress.com/tag/ewa-fang-blenny/.
Perrine, Doug. “037958.JPG.” Doug Perrine Photography, dougperrine.photoshelter.com/image/I0000rxVTg7HVCuQ. Accessed 23 June 2024.
Gaurdians, Reef. “Coral Reef Nonprofit: Reef Guardians Hawaii.” Reefguardianshawaii, www.reefguardians.org/. Accessed 23 June 2024.
Gaurdians, Reef. “Reef Guardians Hawaii.” Facebook, Reef Guardians Hawaii, 1 Mar. 2021, www.facebook.com/ReefGuardiansHawaii/posts/so-this-is-the-ewa-fang-blenny-i-see-no-fangs-the-fang-blenny-keeps-its-powerful/2514844758817248/.
- ^ Williams, Jeffrey (27 Mar. 2009). "Plagiotremus Goslinei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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