Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus oualanensis
- Usual depth0–14 m
- Water temperature25–27 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Meiacanthus oualanensis, the canary fangblenny, is a blenny from the Western Central Pacific where it is only known from Fiji. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Meiacanthus oualanensis”, 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: 3 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 39 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–14 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–27 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Canary Blenny, Canary Fangblenny
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Blenio Canario
Other scientific names: Meiacanthus ovalauensis, Petroscirtes auratus, Petroscirtes oualanensis
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).
- 107 open-data records from 1934 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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