Disco blenny

Disco blenny
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Meiacanthus
Species: M. smithi
Binomial name
Meiacanthus smithi
Klausewitz, 1962

Meiacanthus smithi, the disco blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species grows to a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. It is also commonly known as Smith's fangblenny, Smith's sawtail blenny or Smith's harp-tail blenny. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Meiacanthus smithi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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