Swallowtail Fangblenny
Meiacanthus procne
- Usual depth4–10 m
- Water temperature26–27 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Meiacanthus procne, the swallowtail fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Pacific ocean where it is only known from Tonga. This species grows to a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Meiacanthus procne”, 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: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 31 records
- July: 40 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 52 records
- October: 75 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–10 m · Deepest record: 12.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Swallowtail 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).
- 208 open-data records from 1993 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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