One-striped poison-fang blenny (Meiacanthus ditrema)

Scientific name: Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976

One-striped poison-fang blenny (Meiacanthus ditrema)

The One-striped poison-fang blenny (Meiacanthus ditrema) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Males with long filaments from the tips of the tail.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Meiacanthus ditrema
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
0–18 m (0–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 18 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Moluccas and the Philippines east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals in Western Australia and the northern Great Barrier Reef and Tonga; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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