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Meiacanthus abruptus Komodo fangbelly

Meiacanthus abruptus is commonly referred to as Komodo fangbelly. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Copyright Gerry R. Allen, Foto Komodo, Indonesien


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lexID:
8400 
AphiaID:
712829 
Scientific:
Meiacanthus abruptus 
German:
Säbelzahnschleimfisch 
English:
Komodo Fangbelly 
Category:
- Blennider / Slemfiskar 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > abruptus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island) 
Size:
up to 1.46" (3.7 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Zooplankton 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
3 - Ganska enkel 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-05-14 10:34:34 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Meiacanthus abruptus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Meiacanthus abruptus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Meiacanthus abruptus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011

Very special thanks for the first wo photos of Meiacanthus abruptus to Dr. Gerry R. Allen from Australia.

The Komodo fangblenny is only known from Bali and Komodo Island, Indonesia, where it occurs in shallow, near-shore waters near coral and mangrove areas.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > Meiacanthus abruptus (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Gerry R. Allen, Foto Komodo, Indonesien
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Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto aus Bali, Indonesia
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Copyright Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Foto Alor Strait, Indonesien
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