Meiacanthus kamoharai
Meiacanthus kamoharai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Meiacanthus |
Species: | M. kamoharai
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Binomial name | |
Meiacanthus kamoharai , 1956
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Meiacanthus kamoharai is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the Japanese ichthyologist (1901-1972) of Kochi University.[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Meiacanthus kamoharai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342466A48405700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342466A48405700.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Meiacanthus kamoharai" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links[]
- Photos of Meiacanthus kamoharai on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Meiacanthus
- Fish described in 1956
- Blenniidae stubs