Meiacanthus smithi Disco blenny

Meiacanthus smithiis commonly referred to as Disco blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. A aquarium size of at least 240 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

69 

AphiaID:

219308 

Scientific:

Meiacanthus smithi 

German:

Smith's Disco Blenny 

English:

Disco Blenny 

Category:

Blennies 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Meiacanthus (Genus) > smithi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Klausewitz, 1962 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.54" (9 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae, Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Zooplankton 

Tank:

52.79 gal (~ 240L)  

Difficulty:

Very easy 

Offspring:

Easy to breed 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Meiacanthus abditus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus abruptus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus anema
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus bundoon
  Säbelzahlnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus crinitus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus cyanopterus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus ditrema
  Schleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus erdmanni
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus fraseri
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus geminatus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus grammistes
  Zebra-Schleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus kamoharai
  Schleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus limbatus
  Fangzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus lineatus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus luteus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus mossambicus
  Afrikanischer Leierschwanz-Schleimfisch
• Meiacanthus naevius
• 
  Meiacanthus nigrolineatus
  Schleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus oualanensis
  Gelber Schleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus phaeus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• Meiacanthus procne
• 
  Meiacanthus reticulatus
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch
• 
  Meiacanthus smithi
  Smith's Disco Blenny
• 
  Meiacanthus tongaensis
  Schleimfisch
• Meiacanthus urostigma
• Meiacanthus vicinus
• 
  Meiacanthus vittatus
  Fangzahnschleimfisch, Säbelzahnschleimfisch
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Meiacanthus solomon
  Säbelzahnschleimfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 20:53:02 

Last edit:

2017-04-23 20:27:57 

Captive breeding / propagation

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Meiacanthus smithi 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 smithi in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Meiacanthus smithi. 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:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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