Biology:Meiacanthus mossambicus

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Meiacanthus mossambicus
Meiacanthus mossambicus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Meiacanthus
Species:
M. mossambicus
Binomial name
Meiacanthus mossambicus
J. L. B. Smith, 1959

Meiacanthus mossambicus, the Mozambique fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian ocean where it is known to occur off the coast of eastern Africa as well as Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Meiacanthus mossambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342164A48346580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342164A48346580.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342164/48346580. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Meiacanthus mossambicus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2928023 entry