BPBM 19740Ichthyology

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Blackline Fangblenny

As recorded: Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 1969

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: October 10, 1975
Locality: Sudan; Suakin Harbor; off marine lab jetty
Island: Sudan
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Meiacanthus nigrolineatus · collected 1974–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 10, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 20 other specimens.

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 66 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.

2026-08-04

Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG

(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29

Ägypten

(c) schafhoernle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-25

Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte

(c) Quentin Brunelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-29

2X99+GG Yanbu Saudi Arabia

(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-20

Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG

(c) Eliot Fournial, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-18

Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

(c) DaveandMarie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus. BPBM 19740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37526852. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19740.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37526852 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026