Meiacanthus fraseri
Appearance
Meiacanthus fraseri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Meiacanthus |
Species: | M. fraseri
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Binomial name | |
Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz, 1976
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Meiacanthus fraseri is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, around Cargados Carajos. This species grows to a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) SL.[2] Its specific name honours Thomas H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory who collected the type.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Meiacanthus fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342416A48364422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342416A48364422.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Meiacanthus fraseri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 April 2019.