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Meiacanthus atrodorsalis in life
In life — Yellowtail Fangblenny, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 16033Ichthyology

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Yellowtail Fangblenny

As recorded: Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and M. McCoyGerald R. Allen →Mike McCoy →Johnson Randall →
Date
July 11, 1973
Locality
Guadalcanal; N side; 7 miles W of Honiara; fringing reef inshore from wreck of Japanese transport ship
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
20 Bishop specimens of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis · collected 1955–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 11, 1973, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and M. McCoy also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis. BPBM 16033. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37526370. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16033.

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