IRMNG - Meiacanthus Norman, 1944

IRMNG taxon details

Meiacanthus Norman, 1944

IRMNG_ID

1303424 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1303424)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Blenniidae Rafinesque, 1810

Synonymised names

Allomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 · unaccepted

Holomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 · unaccepted

Meicanthus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Miacanthus · unaccepted

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Species Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011
Species Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877)
Species Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011
Species Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011
Species Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus geminatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
Species Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama, 1956
Species Meiacanthus limbatus Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884)
Species Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus mossambicus Smith, 1959
Species Meiacanthus naevius Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 1969
Species Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)
Species Meiacanthus phaeus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus procne Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus reticulatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz, 1962
Species Meiacanthus tongaensis Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus urostigma Smith-Vaniz, Satapoomin & Allen, 2001
Species Meiacanthus vicinus Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Species Meiacanthus vittatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
Species Meiacanthus ovalauensis (Günther, 1880) accepted as Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther, 1880)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (11) 10
page(s): 805 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Norman, 1943. Authority given in WoRMS as Norman, 1943.

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Norman, 1943. Authority given in WoRMS as Norman, 1943. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Meiacanthus Norman, 1944. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1303424 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

changed

db_admin

2017-11-22 13:18:58Z

changed

Decock, Wim

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original description Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (11) 10
page(s): 805 [details]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

basis of record Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer) [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

original description (of Holomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976) The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophiini (Pisces: Blenniidae). Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 19
page(s): 82 [details]

original description (of Allomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976) The sabre-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophiini (Pisces; Blenniidae). Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 19
page(s): 87 [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Marine. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Subfamily Blenniinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Norman, 1943. Authority given in WoRMS as Norman, 1943. [details]

Type species as cited Petroscirtes ovalanensis Günther 1880 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Holomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
To BioNames database (from synonym Allomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
To BioNames database
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Holomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
To ION (Index to Organism Names)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Allomeiacanthus Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
To WoRMS (from synonym Meicanthus)
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