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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 8857Ichthyology

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Yellowtail Fangblenny

As recorded: Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by
G.R. Allen
Date
January 6, 1970
Locality
Enewetak Atoll; channel between Bijire (=Biijiri; =Tilda) islet and Lojwa (=Rojoa; =Ursula) islet
Depth
7 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
20 Bishop specimens of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis · collected 1955–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 6, 1970, G.R. Allen also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis. BPBM 8857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37526878. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8857.

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