Meiacanthus

<i>Meiacanthus</i>

Meiacanthus

Genus of fishes

Meiacanthus is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. Many species in this genus make their way into the aquarium trade and several are venomous. The genus name Meiacanthus is derived from the Greek meion meaning "less" and akantha meaning "thorn" and refers to most species having relatively few dorsal fin spines.[1]

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Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Meiacanthus in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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