Striped Blenny

Meiacanthus grammistes

Eleven Centimeters Blenny of Australian Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Meiacanthus grammistes, the striped blenny, also called the striped fang blenny, grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny or striped poison-fang blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the western Pacific Ocean. The fish stays in the open ocean, but travels into shallow saltwater and brackish estuaries. This venomous species occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Meiacanthus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Indochina to Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northwestern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. Replaced by Meiacanthus kamoharai in southern Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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