Meiacanthus ditrema
Schooling Fangblenny
As recorded: Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- September 12, 1988
- Locality
- Maumere Bay; E of Maumere; reef halfway back to Sao Wisata Resort
- Island
- Maumere Bay
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1988, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Meiacanthus ditrema observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Meiacanthus ditrema. BPBM 34068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37524638. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37524638 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026