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Meiacanthus
''Meiacanthus'' is a genus of combtooth blenny, combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean, 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 language, Greek ''meion'' meaning "less" and ''akantha'' meaning "thorn" and refers to most species having relatively few dorsal fin spines. Species There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: * ''Meiacanthus abditus'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 1987 * ''Meiacanthus abruptus'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz & Gerald R. Allen, G. R. Allen, 2011 * ''Meiacanthus anema'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852) (Threadless blenny) * ''Meiacanthus atrodorsalis'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1877) (Forktail blenny) * ''Meiacanthus bundoon'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Bundoon blenny) * ''Meiacanthus crinitus'' William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Smith-Vaniz, 1987 * ''Meiacanthus cyano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Cyanopterus
''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. Species There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: * '' Meiacanthus abditus'' Smith-Vaniz, 1987 * '' Meiacanthus abruptus'' Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2011 * '' Meiacanthus anema'' ( Bleeker, 1852) (Threadless blenny) * '' Meiacanthus atrodorsalis'' ( Günther, 1877) (Forktail blenny) * '' Meiacanthus bundoon'' Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Bundoon blenny) * '' Meiacanthus crinitus'' Smith-Vaniz, 1987 * '' Meiacanthus cyanopterus'' Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2011 * '' Meiacanthus ditrema'' Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (One-striped poison-fang blenny) * ''Meiacanthus erdmanni'' Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2011 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Anema
''Meiacanthus anema'', the threadless blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in Asia and Oceania. This species grows to a length of SL. This venomous species can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ... trade. References anema Fish of Asia Fish of Oceania Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1852 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Lineatus
''Meiacanthus lineatus'', the lined fangblenny, is a venomous species of combtooth blenny found in the Great Barrier Reef in the western Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is .... This species grows to a length of TL. References lineatus Fish described in 1884 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Grammistes
''Meiacanthus grammistes'', the striped blenny, also called the striped fang blenny, grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny or striped poison-fang blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the western Pacific Ocean. The fish stays in the open ocean, but travels into shallow saltwater and brackish estuaries. This venomous species occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Anatomy The fish is stout and deep-bodied, with a pointed snout and long continuous dorsal fin. It is brown with tan wavy bands stretching the length of its body. On the dorsal fin near the head is a small blue spot. This species grows to TL. The fish has relatively large fangs (canine teeth) that protrude from the lower jaw. Venom The unusual venom, which targets the body's opioid receptors, is being investigated as a potential new painkiller for human use. The venom consists of a neuropeptide also seen in cone snail venom, a lipase similar to the one used by certain species of scorpio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Abditus
The upside-down harptail blenny (''Meiacanthus abditus'') is a species of combtooth blenny found around the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot .... This species grows to a length of TL. References External links * Upside-down harptail blenny Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1987 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Atrodorsalis
''Meiacanthus atrodorsalis'', the forktail blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species grows to a length of TL. This venomous species can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ... trade. It is also known as the eyelash harptail-blenny, poison-fang blenny or the yellowtail poison-fang blenny. References External links * atrodorsalis Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1877 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Bundoon
''Meiacanthus bundoon'', the Bundoon blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the Pacific Ocean where it is known from Fiji and Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin .... This species grows to a length of TL. References bundoon Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1976 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Limbatus
''Meiacanthus limbatus'', the Manus fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific Ocean, around Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n .... This species grows to a length of SL. References limbatus Fish described in 1987 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Kamoharai
''Meiacanthus kamoharai'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of TL. Etymology The specific name honours the Japanese ichthyologist Toshiji Kamohara Toshiji is a masculine Japanese name, Japanese given name. Written forms Toshiji can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *敏次, "agile, next" *敏二, "agile, two" *敏治, "agile, to manage/cure" *敏 ... (1901–1972) of Kochi University. References External links * kamoharai Taxa named by Itiro Tomiyama Fish described in 1956 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiacanthus Geminatus
''Meiacanthus geminatus'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific Ocean where it is known from Darvel Bay, Borneo and Palawan, Philippines. This species grows to a length of SL. References External links * Includes photograph and radiograph of species holotype A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s .... geminatus Fish described in 1976 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |