Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Blenniidae > Meiacanthus

Meiacanthus (Goby)

Synonyms: Allomeiacanthus; Holomeiacanthus; Meicanthus; Miacanthus

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Meiacanthus abditus (Upside-down harptail blenny)
Meiacanthus abruptus (Komodo fangbelly) (Vulnerable)
Meiacanthus anema (Threadless blenny)
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Yellowtail poison-fang blenny)
Meiacanthus bundoon (Bundoon blenny)
Meiacanthus crinitus (Schooling harptail blenny)
Meiacanthus cyanopterus (Bluefin fangblenny)
Meiacanthus ditrema (One-striped poison-fang blenny)
Meiacanthus erdmanni (Erdmann's fangblenny)
Meiacanthus fraseri
Meiacanthus geminatus (Goby)
Meiacanthus grammistes (creamy striped blenny)
Meiacanthus kamoharai (Blenny)
Meiacanthus limbatus (Blenny)
Meiacanthus lineatus (Lined fangblenny)
Meiacanthus luteus (Yellow fangbelly)
Meiacanthus mossambicus (Mozambique fangblenny)
Meiacanthus naevius (Blenny) (Vulnerable)
Meiacanthus nigrolineatus (Blackline fangblenny)
Meiacanthus oualanensis
Meiacanthus phaeus
Meiacanthus procne (Blenny)
Meiacanthus reticulatus (Blenny)
Meiacanthus smithi (Disco blenny)
Meiacanthus solomon
Meiacanthus tongaensis (Tonga blenny)
Meiacanthus urostigma (Tailspot fangblenny)
Meiacanthus vicinus (Blenny)
Meiacanthus vittatus (Black-ribbon harptail blenny)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0