Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836) (Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836))
🦋 Animalia

Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)

Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)

Meiacanthus grammistes is a venomous combtooth blenny from the western Pacific that occasionally enters the aquarium trade.

Family
Genus
Meiacanthus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)

Meiacanthus grammistes, which has the common names striped blenny, striped fang blenny, grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny, and striped poison-fang blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny. This species is native to the western Pacific Ocean. Individuals of this species normally reside in the open ocean, but they will move into shallow saltwater areas and brackish estuaries. Meiacanthus grammistes is a venomous species, and it is occasionally sold through the aquarium trade. Its scientific name is Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836).

Photo: (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by François Libert · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Meiacanthus

More from Blenniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store