Meiacanthus

Meiacanthus
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Subfamily:	Blenniinae
Genus:	Meiacanthus Norman, 1944
Type species
Petroscirtes ovalanensis Günther, 1880
Species
See text

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.^[1]

Species[]

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Meiacanthus abditus , 1987
• & G. R. Allen, 2011
• Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker, 1852) (Threadless blenny)
• Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877) (Forktail blenny)
• Meiacanthus bundoon , 1976 (Bundoon blenny)
• Meiacanthus crinitus , 1987
• & G. R. Allen, 2011
• Meiacanthus ditrema , 1976 (One-striped poison-fang blenny)
• & G. R. Allen, 2011
• Meiacanthus fraseri , 1976
• Meiacanthus geminatus , 1976
• Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836) (Striped poison-fang blenny)
• Meiacanthus kamoharai , 1956
• Meiacanthus limbatus , 1987
• Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884) (Lined fangblenny)
• Meiacanthus luteus , 1987 (Yellow fangbelly)
• Meiacanthus mossambicus J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Mozambique fangblenny)
• Meiacanthus naevius , 1987
• Meiacanthus nigrolineatus , 1969 (Blackline fangblenny)
• Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)
• Meiacanthus phaeus , 1976
• Meiacanthus procne , 1976
• Meiacanthus reticulatus , 1976
• Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz, 1962 (Disco blenny)
• Meiacanthus tongaensis (, 1987
• Meiacanthus urostigma , & G. R. Allen, 2001
• Meiacanthus vicinus , 1987
• Meiacanthus vittatus , 1976 (One-striped fangblenny)

References[]

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