Green Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus tongaensis
- Usual depth3–8 m
- Water temperature26–27 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Meiacanthus tongaensis 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 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Meiacanthus tongaensis”, 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: 19 records
- June: 50 records
- July: 133 records
- August: 77 records
- September: 92 records
- October: 138 records
- November: 45 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–8 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Green Canary Blenny, Tonga Fangblenny
Similar species
Eyelash FangblennyMeiacanthus atrodorsalis
Black-banded BlennyMeiacanthus grammistes
Bundoon BlennyMeiacanthus bundoon
Doublepore FangblennyMeiacanthus ditrema
Kamohara BlennyMeiacanthus kamoharai
Lined FangblennyMeiacanthus lineatus
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).
- 540 open-data records from 1965 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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