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Image: Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

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Description: 'Tube worm blenny' On Black (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) A very colorful and quite active little species. up to 12cm,but this one maybe just 5cm. If distubed will rapidly retreat tail first inside the tubeworm shell it uses as a shelter. The species is an 'aggressive mimic' of the Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus; it dances like the cleaner fish to attract a client, but then bites flesh from the duped client fish instead of cleaning it. Tube worm blenny
Title: Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
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Author: Jenny (JennyHuang) from Taipei
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