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Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)

Canary fangblenny
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Fiji country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1987
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Ovalau, BMNH 1879.5.14.582 (lectotype). Suva, CAS 5527 (holotype of P. auratus Seale 1936) (Ref. 7401). Also Ref. 54980).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1987
National Database:

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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);  oualanensis: Named for the island of Ovalau (Fiji); should have been ovalauensis (Ref.54980)..
  More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; reef-associated.   Tropical

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