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Bundoon Blenny

Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz 1976

Diagnostic Description

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Lunate caudal fin with elongated lobes in adults; live color dark olive with wedge-shaped, orange-yellow stripe along sides of body; cheek and opercle green; caudal-fin base and lobes black with centroposterior area transparent whitish with dusky rays. Dorsal rays IV-V (usually V), 26-27; segmented caudal rays 11-13 (Ref. 54980).
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 27; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 16 - 17
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Trophic Strategy

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Swims above the bottom. Feeds on zooplankton.
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Biology

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Adults swim above the bottom. They feed on zooplankton. 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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Meiacanthus bundoon

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Meiacanthus bundoon, the Bundoon blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the Pacific Ocean where it is known from Fiji and Tonga. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Meiacanthus bundoon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342405A48368508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342405A48368508.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Meiacanthus bundoon" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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Meiacanthus bundoon: Brief Summary

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Meiacanthus bundoon, the Bundoon blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the Pacific Ocean where it is known from Fiji and Tonga. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.

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