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Meiacanthus smithi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Blennioidei
Familia: Blenniidae
Genera: Meiacanthus
Species: M. smithi

Meiacanthus smithi is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Klausewitz in 1962,[1] and is commonly known as the Disco blenny,[1] Smith's fangblenny, or the Smith's harp-tail blenny.[2] It can reach a maximum length of 8.5 centimetres, and is a commercial aquarium fish.[1]

References

1. ^ a b c d Meiacanthus smithi at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Common names for Meiacanthus smithi at www.fishbase.org.

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