Meiacanthus mossambicus

Meiacanthus mossambicus
Meiacanthus mossambicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Meiacanthus
Species: M. mossambicus
Binomial name
Meiacanthus mossambicus
Smith, 1959

Meiacanthus mossambicus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean.[1] It was first named by Smith in 1959,[1] and is commonly known as the Mozambique blenny.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres, and is a commercial aquarium fish.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Meiacanthus mossambicus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Meiacanthus mossambicus at www.fishbase.org.


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