Species Meiacanthus luteus Smith Vaniz, 1987
Yellow Fangblenny, Gold-stripe Harptail Blenny
- Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) luteus 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 [25, figs 14d-f, 18a].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.11358–001, Darwin Harbour, NT.
Paratype(s) AM I.20751-019; AM I.20753-023; AM I.21964–002; AM I. 20754-003; AM I.21964-002; AM I.24785-001; AM I.26855-001; AM IA.6002; ANSP 153559-153560; NTM S.11083-001; NTM S.11146-001; NTM S.11358-002; QM I.10856; QM I.10859; QM I.11117; QM I.15849; QM I.16218; QM I.18510; USNM 268915.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North West Shelf, WA (117°31'E) to Yeppoon, QLD (23°08'S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [366]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, nectonic.
Extra Ecological Information
Turbid coastal reefs.
General References
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 [95] (as Meiacanthus geminatus from Australia)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Allen, G.R. 2011. Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini). Zootaxa 3046: 39-58 [46]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [330] (Gold-stripe Harptail Blenny)
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. [369] (Yellow Fangblenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellow 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) |