Meiacanthus smithi

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lexID:: 69
AphiaID:: 219308

Scientific:: Meiacanthus smithi
German:: Smith's Disco Blenny
English:: Disco Blenny

Category:: Bavose
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > smithi (Species)
Initial determination:: Klausewitz, 1962

Occurrence:: Myanmar, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), India, Giava, Indonesia, Indopacifico, Maldive, Mar delle Andamane, Oceano Indiano, Pacifico occidentale, Sri Lanka, Tailandia
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: bis zu 9cm
Temperature:: 25°C - 28°C
Food:: Alghe, Artemia, Mangimi congelati (taglia grossa), zooplancton
Tank:: ~ 240 Liter
Difficulty:: Molto facile
Offspring:: Possible to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Meiacanthus solomon
Säbelzahnschleimfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-20 20:53:02
Last edit:: 2017-04-23 20:27:57

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Meiacanthus smithi are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Meiacanthus smithi, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Meiacanthus smithi, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Husbandry

Klausewitz, 1962

Easy to keept when kept with other quiet fishes. Needs a lot of hiding places and alternating food.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > Meiacanthus smithi (Species)

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