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Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz, 1987

Yellow fangbelly
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Common names: Gold-stripe harptail blenny, Yellow fangbelly
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Queensland and Western Australia. Museum: Darwin Harbor, NTM S.11358-001 (holotype, 5.1 cm, male). Northwest Shelf, NTM S.11083-001. Queensland, QMB I.10856. Lizard Is., vicinity, AMS I.20751-019. North Palm Is., QMB I.11059. Townsville, vicinity, AMS I.26855-001 (Ref. 7401).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

黄稀棘鳚, Gold-stripe harptail blenny, 黃稀棘鳚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335);  luteus: Specific epithet means 'yellow', referring to the brilliant upper body coloration of the species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 7401).   Tropical; 19°S - 20°S

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