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Meiacanthus fraseri

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Species of fish

Meiacanthus fraseri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Meiacanthus
Species: M. fraseri
Binomial name
Meiacanthus fraseri
Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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. Its specific name honours Thomas H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory who collected the type.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Meiacanthus fraseri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Meiacanthus fraseri


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