Gold-stripe Harptail Blenny
Meiacanthus luteus
- Usual depth1–57 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Meiacanthus luteus, the yellow fangbelly, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, around northern Australia. This species grows to a length of 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Meiacanthus luteus”, 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: 4 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–57 m · Deepest record: 84 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gold-stripe Harptail Blenny, Yellow Fangblenny
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).
- 65 open-data records from 1978 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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