Blackline Fangblenny (Meiacanthus nigrolineatus)

Also known as Beaver Blenny, Blackline Blenny, Black-lined Fangblenny, Fanged Blenny, Coral Blenny, Fangblenny, Red Sea Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Spotted Sabretooth Blenny

Description

Also known as Beaver Blenny, Blackline Blenny, Black-lined Fangblenny, Fanged Blenny, Coral Blenny, Fangblenny, Red Sea Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Spotted Sabretooth Blenny.

Found singly, swimming above the bottom of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on zooplankton.
Length - 9.5cm
Depth - 1-20m
Western Indian Ocean - Gulf of Aden, Red Sea

Combtooth Blennies are the largest family of blennies, found in both tropical and subtropical waters and freshwater habitats, as the name suggests they have comb like teeth lining their jaws.
Reef and rock blennies are usually territorial and have their own areas of rock pools which they skip and jump over, scraping algae from the surface of dead corals. Some male blennies have small harems of arguing females.
Males and females often have different colouring and features. Ref: https://www.fishbase.de/summary/12641

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