Disco blenny (Meiacanthus smithi)

Scientific name: Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz, 1962

The Disco blenny (Meiacanthus smithi) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northern Sri Lanka, and western Java Sea. Reported from southeast India.

Biology

Similar to M. atrodorsalis, but lacks yellow and black lines from eye and along dorsal fin are longer and thicker.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Meiacanthus smithi
Family: Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 8.5
Depth range: 20 m (66 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northern Sri Lanka, and western Java Sea. Reported from southeast India.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)