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Meiacanthus geminatus Twin fangblenny

Meiacanthus geminatus is commonly referred to as Twin fangblenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.


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lexID:
8370 
AphiaID:
279309 
Scientific:
Meiacanthus geminatus 
German:
Säbelzahnschleimfisch 
English:
Twin Fangblenny 
Category:
Bavose 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > geminatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Smith-Vaniz, 1976 
Occurrence:
Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines 
Size:
up to 1.85" (4.7 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Predatory 
Difficulty:
Non adatto agli acquari! 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-05-07 19:41:03 

tossico

This is a general hint!
Meiacanthus geminatus 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 geminatus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Meiacanthus geminatus. 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-Vaniz, 1976

Very special thanks for the first photo of this Twin fangblenny to Ditch Towensebd, UK.

Adult fangblennies are usually found solitary in sheltered coastal reefs usually with the mimic Cardinalfisch Cheilodipterus zonatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912).

Its fishLarvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.

Depthrange: 1 to 15 meters.

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 geminatus (Species)

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. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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