BPBM 20420Ichthyology

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Blackline Fangblenny

As recorded: Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 1969

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: October 15, 1974
Locality: Sudan; 500 meters N of entrance to Port Sudan Harbor; reef front with caves
Island: Sudan
Depth: 13 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On October 15, 1974, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. 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 20420. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37524797. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20420.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37524797 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026