One-striped poison-fang blenny (Meiacanthus ditrema) fish species and information / pictures of One-striped poison-fang blenny - Meiacanthus ditrema

One-striped poison-fang blenny (Meiacanthus ditrema) fish species information

Scientific Name
Meiacanthus ditrema

Common Name
One-striped poison-fang blenny

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Males with long filaments from the tips of the tail (Ref. 48636).

Classification

Classified By

Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Combtooth blennies (Blenniidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Moluccas and the Philippines east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals in Western Australia and the northern Great Barrier Reef and Tonga; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.

Range

30°N - 22°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

18 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

6.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Venomous (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated