Meiacanthus bundoon Bundoon blenny

Meiacanthus bundoon is commonly referred to as Bundoon blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

11016 

AphiaID:

279305 

Scientific:

Meiacanthus bundoon 

German:

Säbelzahlnschleimfisch 

English:

Bundoon Blenny 

Category:

Blennies 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Smith-Vaniz, 1976 

Occurrence:

Fiji, Tonga 

Sea depth:

4 - 21 Meter 

Size:

9,5 cm 

Temperature:

24,3 °F - 26,7 °F (24,3°C - 26,7°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

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
  Schwalbenschwanz-Fangzahnschleimfisch
• 
  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:

2017-08-31 11:27:21 

Last edit:

2019-12-11 06:35:49 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Meiacanthus bundoon 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 bundoon in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Meiacanthus bundoon. 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

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