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Meiacanthus
Meiacanthus is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. Many species in this genus make their way into the aquarium trade and several are venomous. The genus name Meiacanthus is derived from the Greek meion meaning "less" and akantha meaning "thorn" and refers to most species having relatively few dorsal fin spines.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 31 known species
Yellowtail Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus atrodorsalis
Linespot Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus grammistes
Canary Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus oualanensis
Blackline Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus nigrolineatus
Smith's Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus smithi
Mozambique Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus mossambicus
Kamohara Blenny
speciesMeiacanthus kamoharai
Lined Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus lineatus
Green Canary Blenny
speciesMeiacanthus tongaensis
Bundoon Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus bundoon
Twin Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus geminatus
Schooling Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus ditrema
Swallowtail fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus procne
Hairytail Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus crinitus
Manus Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus limbatus
Yellow Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus luteus
Reticulate Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus reticulatus
One-striped Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus vittatus
Threadless Blenny
speciesMeiacanthus anema
Sulu Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus abditus
Twilight Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus phaeus
Birthmark Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus naevius
Komodo Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus abruptus
Bluefin Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus cyanopterus
Erdmann's Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus erdmanni
Sulawesi Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus vicinus
Pyjama Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus flavivittatus
Fakfak Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus fakfakensis
Tailspot Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus urostigma
Solomon Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus solomon
Cargados Fangblenny
speciesMeiacanthus fraseri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89821.