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Meiacanthus anema in Micronesia,Fed.States of
Threadless blenny

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Meiacanthus anema   (Bleeker, 1852)
Family:	Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)			picture (Meane_m0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Threadless blenny
Max. size:	7.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2847)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical; 19°N - 21°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia and Oceania: Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Hebrides, Vanuatu. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 13235).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 6-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-24; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 16-19
Biology:	Adults occur in estuaries and freshwater habitats, frequently where mangrove are abundant. Presence of toxic buccal glands associated with the grooved canines. This is avoided by predators which even reject it unharmed if they try to ingest it. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205). Both fang and venom gland is present (Ref. 57406)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	venomous , Smith, W.L. and W.C. Wheeler. 2006
Coordinator:	Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 2847)
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Micronesia,Fed.States of country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fm.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Donaldson, T.J. and R.F. Myers, 2002
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	Modified:  Luna, Susan M.	Entered:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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