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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Meiacanthus

(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz, 1987

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Meiacanthus abditus
[Sulu fangblenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011

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Meiacanthus abruptus
[Komodo fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker, 1852)

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Meiacanthus anema
[Threadless blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877)

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Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
[Forktail blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Meiacanthus bundoon
[Bundoon blenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Meiacanthus crinitus
[Hairytail fangblenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011

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Meiacanthus cyanopterus
[Bluefin fangblenny]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Meiacanthus ditrema
[One-striped poison-fang blenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011

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Meiacanthus erdmanni
[Erdmann's fangblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Meiacanthus fraseri
[]

Photo by Townsend, D.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Meiacanthus geminatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Meiacanthus geminatus
[Twin fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Meiacanthus grammistes
[Striped poison-fang blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama, 1956

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Meiacanthus kamoharai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Meiacanthus limbatus
[Manus fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884)

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Meiacanthus lineatus
[Lined fangblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
 
Meiacanthus luteus
[Yellow fangbelly]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Meiacanthus mossambicus Smith, 1959

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Meiacanthus mossambicus
[Mozambique fangblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Meiacanthus naevius
[Birthmark fangblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 1969

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Meiacanthus nigrolineatus
[Blackline fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)

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Meiacanthus oualanensis
[Canary fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.

Meiacanthus phaeus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Meiacanthus phaeus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Meiacanthus procne Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Meiacanthus procne
[Swallowtail fangblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Meiacanthus reticulatus
[Reticulated fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz, 1962

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Meiacanthus smithi
[Disco blenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Meiacanthus solomon
[Solomon fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Meiacanthus tongaensis Smith-Vaniz, 1987

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Meiacanthus tongaensis
[]

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Meiacanthus urostigma Smith-Vaniz, Satapoomin & Allen, 2001

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Meiacanthus urostigma
[Tailspot fangblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Meiacanthus vicinus
[Sulawesi fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Meiacanthus vittatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Meiacanthus vittatus
[One-striped fangblenny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Meiacanthus abditus Sulu fangblenny Western Central Pacific 11 TL 1987
Meiacanthus abruptus Komodo fangblenny Indian Ocean 3.7 SL 2011
Meiacanthus anema Threadless blenny Asia and Oceania 7.2 SL 1852
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis Forktail blenny Western Pacific 11 TL 1877
Meiacanthus bundoon Bundoon blenny Pacific Ocean 9.5 SL 1976
Meiacanthus crinitus Hairytail fangblenny Western Central Pacific 10 TL 1987
Meiacanthus cyanopterus Bluefin fangblenny Indian Ocean 4.5 SL 2011
Meiacanthus ditrema One-striped poison-fang blenny Western Pacific 6.5 TL 1976
Meiacanthus erdmanni Erdmann's fangblenny Pacific Ocean 3.6 SL 2011
Meiacanthus fraseri Western Indian Ocean 5.4 SL 1976
Meiacanthus geminatus Twin fangblenny Western Central Pacific 4.7 SL 1976
Meiacanthus grammistes Striped poison-fang blenny Western Pacific 11 TL 1836
Meiacanthus kamoharai Northwest Pacific 6 TL 1956
Meiacanthus limbatus Manus fangblenny Western Central Pacific 3.7 SL 1987
Meiacanthus lineatus Lined fangblenny Western Pacific 9.5 TL 1884
Meiacanthus luteus Yellow fangbelly Western Pacific 10.3 TL 1987
Meiacanthus mossambicus Mozambique fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1959
Meiacanthus naevius Birthmark fangblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 3.6 SL 1987
Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Blackline fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 9.5 TL 1969
Meiacanthus oualanensis Canary fangblenny Western Central Pacific 10 SL 1880
Meiacanthus phaeus Western Central Pacific. 1976
Meiacanthus procne Swallowtail fangblenny Pacific Ocean 7 SL 1976
Meiacanthus reticulatus Reticulated fangblenny Western Central Pacific 6.3 SL 1976
Meiacanthus smithi Disco blenny Indo-West Pacific 8.5 TL 1962
Meiacanthus solomon Solomon fangblenny Western Central Pacific 2.8 SL 2019
Meiacanthus tongaensis Pacific Ocean 10 SL 1987
Meiacanthus urostigma Tailspot fangblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 8 TL 2001
Meiacanthus vicinus Sulawesi fangblenny Western Central Pacific 4.1 SL 1987
Meiacanthus vittatus One-striped fangblenny Western Pacific 8.5 TL 1976



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