Pls help ID this fish

[spyglass]

Hi all,

Please help id this fish. Got it from pasir ris. Some resemblance to neon goby but this one swims like a blenny. Mouth is on the underside not in front. If can id, what does it eat ? Not taking any brine shrimp at this point in time. Sorry photo not very clear.

Thanks

[Joe_P]

You most probably have a Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos commonly known as Bluestripe Fang Blenny.

You might wanna do a search on this species and you will understand why reefers don't particularly like to add them to their reef tanks.

[Terryz_]

It eats the flesh of other fishes...

[spyglass]

Thanks guys. Did cross my mind when i saw the mouth on the underside but somehow it was a impulse purchase. Will observe him, so far my other fishes

still ok with no injury.

[KELVINx3]

some people called it doctor fish. they chooses fish to service.

[iskay]

some people called it doctor fish. they chooses fish to service.

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Fang gobies are DEFINITELY NOT doctor fishes. They injure fishes by taking chunks out of them when the opportunity arises. This particular fang goby species mimics the real doctor fish (labroides dimidiatus) so that they can approach their victims more easily as fishes are normally more tolerating to labroides dimidiatus.

In the fish world, they give the real doctor fishes a bad name.

[KELVINx3]

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Fang gobies are DEFINITELY NOT doctor fishes. They injure fishes by taking chunks out of them when the opportunity arises. This particular fang goby species mimics the real doctor fish (labroides dimidiatus) so that they can approach their victims more easily as fishes are normally more tolerating to labroides dimidiatus.

In the fish world, they give the real doctor fishes a bad name.

oh god, they really look almost the same