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Forktail blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Adults have long filaments on the tips of the caudal fin.
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
Order
- Perciformes 114
- Carangiformes 59
- Carcharhiniformes 48
- Scorpaeniformes 44
- Scombriformes 32
- Anguilliformes 28
- Acanthuriformes 27
- Gadiformes 27
- Myliobatiformes 22
- Artiodactyla 20
- Lophiiformes 16
- Orectolobiformes 16
- Istiophoriformes 15
- Lamniformes 15
- Pleuronectiformes 15
- Salmoniformes 15
- Labriformes 11
- Beloniformes 9
- Clupeiformes 9
- Gobiiformes 8
- Rhinopristiformes 7
- Siluriformes 7
- Spariformes 7
- Squaliformes 7
- Trachiniformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Blenniiformes 5
- Rajiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Syngnathiformes 5
- Tetraodontiformes 5
- Cypriniformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Torpediniformes 4
- Aulopiformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Atheriniformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Coelacanthiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Osmeriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Arthrodira 1
- Callionymiformes 1
- Chimaeriformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Moroniformes 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myctophiformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squamata 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Sarcastic fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …
Striped blenny
Meiacanthus grammistes
The fish is large, with a pointed snout and a long, continuous dorsal fin. The fish …
Striped poison-fang blenny mimic
Petroscirtes breviceps
They imitate Meiacanthus grammistes, which, like all species of this genus, has a pair of large …
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Presence of poisonous cheek glands associated with grooved canines.