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Meiacanthus mossambicus Mozambique fangblenny

Meiacanthus mossambicus is commonly referred to as Mozambique fangblenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.


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Mozambique Fangblenny - Meiacanthus mossambicus, Tanzania 2022


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lexID:
70 
AphiaID:
219309 
Scientific:
Meiacanthus mossambicus 
German:
Afrikanischer Leierschwanz-Schleimfisch 
English:
Mozambique Fangblenny 
Category:
Bavose 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > mossambicus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Smith, 1959 
Occurrence:
Africa, Comores, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
10 - 35 Meter 
Size:
3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
26,3 °F - 28,9 °F (26,3°C - 28,9°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Mysis 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-19 19:53:52 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

tossico

This is a general hint!
Meiacanthus mossambicus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Meiacanthus mossambicus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Meiacanthus mossambicus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Smith, 1959

The Mozambique Blenny (Meiacanthus mossambicus) is also known as the Harptail Blenny. Blennies in the Meiacanthus Genus have grooved canine teeth with poison sacks that allow them to inject poison into their prey or in defense.

Meiacanthus mossambicus feeds exclusively on plankton.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. seaunseen.com (en). Abgerufen am 16.12.2022.



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Husbandry know-how of owners

am 26.04.12#1
Ich hatte ein Exemplar diese Fisches. Er ist von Anfang an nur recht schwer an Futter gegangen und hat später die Futteraufnahme vollkommen verweigert und ist dadurch verstorben.
es könnte sich aber sehr wahrscheinlich dabei um einen Einzelfall handeln. Das Tier kam schon geschwächt bei mir an.
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