Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3046, 2011, Pages 39-58

  Smith Vaniz, William F ^a   Allen, Gerald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Western Australian Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

Blenniidae; Indo west Pacific; Meiacanthus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BLENNIIDAE; MEIACANTHUS; TELEOSTEI; VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 80053406428     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3046.1.2     Document Type: Article

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