Threadless blenny (Meiacanthus anema)

Scientific name: Meiacanthus anema Bleeker, 1852

Threadless blenny (Meiacanthus anema)

The Threadless blenny (Meiacanthus anema) is a freshwater fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Hebrides, Vanuatu. Reported from New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-24; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Meiacanthus anema
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Hebrides, Vanuatu. Reported from New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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