Kamohara Blenny
Meiacanthus kamoharai
- Usual depth2–4 m
- Water temperature22–25 °C
- Best monthsMay and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Izuzuki, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Meiacanthus kamoharai is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Meiacanthus kamoharai”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–4 m · Deepest record: 4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–25 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Kamohara Blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Blenio de Kamohara
- Japanese
- Kamohara-gimpo, Kamoharagimpo, Kamoharaginpo, カモハラギンポ
Similar species
Eyelash FangblennyMeiacanthus atrodorsalis
Black-banded BlennyMeiacanthus grammistes
- Green Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus tongaensis
Bundoon BlennyMeiacanthus bundoon
Doublepore FangblennyMeiacanthus ditrema
Lined FangblennyMeiacanthus lineatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 42 open-data records from 1975 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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