Species Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Schooling Fangblenny, Doublepore Fangblenny, Schooling Harp-tail
- Meiacanthus (Allomeiacanthus) ditrema Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces : Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196 figs 1-179 [87, figs 41, 135, 136].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 205293, Auluptagel Island, Palau Islands.
Paratype(s) AM I.18283–001; ANSP 128341; ANSP 128490-128491; BPBM 7453; BPBM 7456; BPBM 18852; CAS 28921-28922; USNM 195706; USNM 205294.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals (20°28'S) to Scott Reef (14°10'S), WA, and Yonge Reef (14°41'S) to Escape Reef (15°49'S), QLD; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, nectonic.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1987. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Blenniidae): an update. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 139: 1-52 figs 1-29
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [244] (Schooling Harp-tail)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [368] (Doublepore Fangblenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Schooling Fangblenny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |