- Meiacanthus
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Meiacanthus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Blenniidae Genus: Meiacanthus
Norman, 1943[1]Species See text.
Meiacanthus is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] Many species in this genus make their way into the aquarium trade.[3][4][5][6] The genus name Meiacanthus refers to most species having relatively few dorsal fin spines.[1] The type species is Meiacanthus atrodorsalis.[1]
Species
- Meiacanthus abditus (Smith-Vaniz, 1987)
- Threadless blenny, Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker, 1852)
- Forktail blenny Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877)
- Bundoon blenny, Meiacanthus bundoon (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Meiacanthus crinitus (Smith-Vaniz, 1987)
- One-striped poison-fang blenny Meiacanthus ditrema (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Meiacanthus fraseri (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Meiacanthus geminatus (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Striped poison-fang blenny, Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Meiacanthus kamoharai (Tomiyama, 1956)
- Meiacanthus limbatus (Smith-Vaniz, 1987)
- Lined fangblenny, Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884)
- Yellow fangbelly, Meiacanthus luteus (Smith-Vaniz, 1987)
- Mozambique fangblenny, Meiacanthus mossambicus (Smith, 1959)
- Meiacanthus naevius (Smith-Vaniz, 1987)
- Blackline fangblenny, Meiacanthus nigrolineatus (Smith-Vaniz, 1969)
- Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)
- Meiacanthus phaeus (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Meiacanthus procne (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Meiacanthus reticulatus (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
- Disco blenny, Meiacanthus smithi (Klausewitz, 1962)
- Meiacanthus tongaensis (Smith-Vaniz, 1987
- Meiacanthus urostigma (Smith-Vaniz, Satapoomin & Allen, 2001)
- Meiacanthus vicinus (Smith-Vaniz, 1987)
- One-striped fangblenny, Meiacanthus vittatus (Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
References
- ^ a b c Saber-Toothed Blennies, Tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Blennidae) William Smith-Vaniz. Academy of Natural Sciences, 2007 ISBN 1422319253/ISBN 9781422319253
- ^ Species under Meiacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Meiacanthus anema at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Meiacanthus atrodorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Meiacanthus grammistes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Meiacanthus mossambicus at www.fishbase.org.
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