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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

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@JarJar · EG, Egypt · October 20141 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, swimming above the bottom of coral and rocky reefs.
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, well suited for scraping food off hard surfaces!
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.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
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Found singly, swimming above the bottom of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusMeiacanthus
    7. speciesMeiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 1969

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)