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Meiacanthus solomon Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2019

Solomon fangblenny
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335);  solomon: Named for the Solomons Is.; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 65 m (Ref. 123060). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Solomon Is.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123060)

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Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a major portion of dentary gland dorsally positioned and held in place laterally by a dorsolateral flange of dentary; D IV,25; A II,13. Colouration: a single, dark, mid-lateral stripe extending from tip of snout and behind eye, slightly onto dorsal part of pectoral-fin base, and terminating at base of caudal fin, color immediately above and below mid-lateral stripe white when alive; dorsal-fin base with a dark stripe beginning below fourth spine, extending to about half of dorsal-fin height at middle of fin, tapering strongly at caudal peduncle; dorsal fin with a proximal black stripe bordered by a white stripe, and a submarginal dark stripe widest on the spinous dorsal fin and tapering posteriorly to about third of fin; anal and caudal fins are pale and unmarked (Ref. 123060).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Known from deep-reef habitat (Ref. 123060).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.R. Allen, 2019. Meiacanthus solomon, a new fangblenny (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from the Solomon Islands, with a redescription and new records of M. limbatus. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 33:44-52. (Ref. 123060)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00258 - 0.01228), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).