Meiacanthus phaeus

Meiacanthus phaeus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Meiacanthus: Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 12 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17. Lunate caudal fin with elongated lobes; body coloration bluish gray, shading to white posteriorly and unto middle base of caudal fin; thin bluish gray margin and broad, black submarginal band on dorsal fin; anal fin black; caudal fin lobes black with membrane between transparent with pale bluish gray rays. Segmented caudal rays 11; lateral line present (Ref. 54980).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Springer, V.G., 2001. Blennidae. Blennies (combtooth and sabertooth blennies). p. 3538-3546. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 12848)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 28 March 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 27.5, mean 26.1 °C (based on 213 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [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 Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±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) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):   (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 349 [128, 919] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.25 [0.61, 2.87] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.4 [16.0, 18.8] % ; Omega3 = 0.163 [0.064, 0.431] g/100g ; Selenium = 12.4 [3.9, 37.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 968 [208, 4,252] μg/100g ; Zinc = 3.43 [1.80, 6.46] mg/100g (wet weight);