Meiacanthus geminatus

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Scientific:: Meiacanthus geminatus
German:: Säbelzahnschleimfisch
English:: Twin Fangblenny

Category:: Blennies
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > geminatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Occurrence:: Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo
Size:: bis zu 4.7cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 27°C
Food:: Roofzuchtig
Difficulty:: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Meiacanthus solomon
Säbelzahnschleimfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-05-07 19:41:03
Last edit:: 2015-05-07 19:41:03

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Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Very special thanks for the first photo of this Twin fangblenny to Ditch Towensebd, UK.

Adult fangblennies are usually found solitary in sheltered coastal reefs usually with the mimic Cardinalfisch Cheilodipterus zonatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912).

Its fishLarvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.

Depthrange: 1 to 15 meters.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > Meiacanthus geminatus (Species)

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