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Fiji Fangblenny

Meiacanthus oualanensis

Also known as: Canary Fangblenny, Canary-yellow Sabre-toothed Blenny, Coral Blenny, Fang Blenny, Forktail Blenny, Sabretooth Blenny, Sabre-toothed Blenny, Yellowfang Blenny

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@perigor2000 · PNG, Indonesia · December 20111 / 2
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over shallow coastal lagoons and seaward reefs rich in coral growth.
Western Central Pacific - Fiji

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 jaw, well suited for scraping food off hard surfaces!
Sabretooth Blennies have teeth to match their name!
They can be seen darting forward to sever flesh from fishes fins. (can sometimes be seen taking a swipe at divers as well) They will then dart back into their holes out of harms way.
Some Blennies will mimic cleaner wrasses to get close enough for a nip at fish.
Some Sabretooth Blennies are venomous.

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How to identify

COLOURS

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
  • Country only · 2
LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, over shallow coastal lagoons and seaward reefs rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusMeiacanthus
    7. speciesMeiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)