Meiacanthus ditrema One-striped poison-fang blenny

Meiacanthus ditrema is commonly referred to as One-striped poison-fang blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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Scientific:: Meiacanthus ditrema
German:: Schleimfisch
English:: One-striped Poison-fang Blenny

Category:: Blennies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > ditrema (Species)
Initial determination:: Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Moluccas, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Tonga, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: up to 2.56" (6.5 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Meiacanthus solomon
Säbelzahnschleimfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-12-22 11:26:38
Last edit:: 2014-12-22 11:26:38

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Meiacanthus ditrema has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Meiacanthus ditrema in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Meiacanthus ditrema. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Adults are found on reef slopes with large soft-coral communities. They form groups usually among gorgonians or black coral.

Feed on zooplankton.

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > Meiacanthus ditrema (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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