Lined Fangblenny
Meiacanthus lineatus
- Usual depth1–38 m
- Water temperature23–27 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Meiacanthus lineatus, the lined fangblenny, is a venomous species of combtooth blenny found in the Great Barrier Reef in the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Meiacanthus lineatus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–38 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–27 °C
Photos
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lined Fangblenny, Yellow-lined Harp-tail, Yellow-lined Harptail Blenny
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Blenio de Líneas amarillas
Other scientific names: Petroscirtes lineatus
Similar species
Eyelash FangblennyMeiacanthus atrodorsalis
Black-banded BlennyMeiacanthus grammistes
- Green Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus tongaensis
Bundoon BlennyMeiacanthus bundoon
Doublepore FangblennyMeiacanthus ditrema
Kamohara BlennyMeiacanthus kamoharai
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).
- 227 open-data records from 1935 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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