Meiacanthus ditrema
Schooling Fangblenny
As recorded: Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 31, 1975
- Locality
- Okinawa; Sesoko Island, W side
- Island
- Okinawa
- Depth
- 11 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 31, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 15 other specimens.
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Meiacanthus ditrema observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-11.
2025-08-11
Thio, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-02-10
Vuda, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-23
Cook, QLD, Australia
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-18
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-11-16
Ribbon Reef 9
(c) Sue Churchill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-04-01
Yap, FM
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Meiacanthus ditrema. BPBM 18852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37527538. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37527538 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026