Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Meiacanthus grammistes, the striped blenny, also called the striped fang blenny, grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny or striped poison-fang blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny from the western Pacific Ocean. The fish stays in the open ocean, but travels into shallow saltwater and brackish estuaries. This venomous species occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Meiacanthus grammistes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:09:27.480927+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Meiacanthus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyBlenniinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusMeiacanthus Norman, 1944
- speciesMeiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Meiacanthus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz, 1976 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama, 1956 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus limbatus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus mossambicus Smith, 1959 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus tongaensis Smith-Vaniz, 1987 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus urostigma Smith-Vaniz, Satapoomin & Allen, 2001 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Blennechis grammistes Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Petroskirtes temminckii Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279310 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3Z2Q7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.