Forktail blenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Blue lash like eye marking

Forktail blenny is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Meiacanthus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Bali and the Philippines east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals, the southern Great Barrier Reef, and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Replaced by the uniformly yellow species ovalauensis in Fiji, and by Meiacanthus tongaensis in Tonga (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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