Meiacanthus luteus
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Meiacanthus luteus is a species of combtooth blenny
found in coral reef
s in the western Pacific ocean, around northern Australia
. It was first named by Smith-Vaniz in 1987, and is commonly known as the Yellow fangbelly. It can reach a maximum length of 10.3 centimetres, and is venomous.
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
found in coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s in the western Pacific ocean, around northern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was first named by Smith-Vaniz in 1987, and is commonly known as the Yellow fangbelly. It can reach a maximum length of 10.3 centimetres, and is venomous.