Overview
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Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,492 meters (0 to -8,176 feet).[1]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Blennioidei
()
- Family:
Blenniidae
()
- Subfamily:
Blenniinae
()
- Genus:
Meiacanthus
()
- Norman, 1943
- Specific name:
oualanensis
- (Günther, 1880)
- Scientific name: - Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)
- Specific name:
oualanensis
- (Günther, 1880)
- Genus:
Meiacanthus
(
- Subfamily:
Blenniinae
(
- Family:
Blenniidae
(
- Suborder:
Blennioidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Meiacanthus oualanensis< /i> (Günther • Meiacanthus ovalauensis< /i> (Günther • Meiacanthus ovalauensis< /i> (Günther • Petroscirtes auratus Seale • Petroscirtes oualanensis Günther
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Meiacanthus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. abditus (Upside-Down Harptail Blenny) · M. anema (Threadless Blenny) · M. atrodorsalis (Eye-Lash Harptail-Blenny) · M. atrodorsalis ovalauensis (Eye-Lash Harptail-Blenny) · M. bundoon (Bundoon Blenny) · M. crinitus (Schooling Harptail Blenny) · M. ditrema (One-Striped Poison-Fang Blenny) · M. grammistes (Striped Poison Fang Blenny) · M. lineatus (Lined Fangblenny) · M. luteus (Yellow Fangblenny) · M. mossambicus (Mozambique Fangblenny) · M. nigrolineatus (Blackline Fangblenny) · M. smithi (Smith's Harptail-Blenny) · M. vittatus (Black-Ribbon Harptail Blenny)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (1987). The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae): an update. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:1-52.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3765869
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-150320
- Fishbase Species ID: 46684
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 636424
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116341
Footnotes
- Mean = -1,203.350 meters (-3,947.999 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,396.500 based on 17 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
