Disco Blenny
Meiacanthus smithi
- Usual depth2–30 m
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ahmed Abdul Rahman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Meiacanthus smithi, the disco blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Indian Ocean. This species grows to a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. It is also commonly known as Smith's fangblenny, Smith's sawtail blenny or Smith's harp-tail blenny. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Disco blenny”, 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: 10 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Photos
(c) Rainer Kretzberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ronith Urs, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) My-Lan Le, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Disco Blenny, Smith's Fangblenny
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Blennie disco
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).
- 40 open-data records from 1963 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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