Meiacanthus ditrema

Smith-Vaniz, 1976

One-striped Poison-Fang Blenny

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines east to Samoa, north to Southern Japan, and south to the Great Barrier Reef, Tonga, and Palau.

Size: 3 inches (6 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected reefs and often found in schools and usually found between depths of 15 – 65 feet (5 – 20 m) where it mainly feeds upon zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Blennioidei

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Meiacanthus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Has venomous fangs used mostly for defense.