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Diagnostic Description

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Large adults with multiple filaments on the tail and button-like marking along the mid-lateral stripe (Ref. 48636).
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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Trophic Strategy

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Adults occur in small schools along deep outer reef walls, usually swims upside-down on the ceilings of large caves (Ref. 48636).
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Biology

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Adults occur in small schools along deep outer reef walls, usually swims upside-down on the ceilings of large caves (Ref. 48636). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
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Upside-down harptail blenny

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The upside-down harptail blenny (Meiacanthus abditus) is a species of combtooth blenny found around the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Meiacanthus abditus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342460A48408041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342460A48408041.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Meiacanthus abditus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ "Species Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz". FishWisePro. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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Upside-down harptail blenny: Brief Summary

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The upside-down harptail blenny (Meiacanthus abditus) is a species of combtooth blenny found around the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.

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