🐠 Bundoon Blenny (Meiacanthus bundoon)
An Emerald-Green Head Fading Into a Bold Yellow-Orange Stripe • A Distinctive Forked Tail With Long Streamers in Males • A Rare Species Endemic to Tonga and Fiji
 
📋 The Bundoon Blenny, also known as the Bundoon Fangblenny, displays an emerald-green head fading into a bold orange-to-yellow stripe running along a dark olive-to-black body, with a distinctive forked tail, especially striking in males, which grow longer tail streamers.
It comes only from the shallow rocky reefs and drop-offs of Tonga and Fiji in the South Pacific, uncommon in the trade due to its limited natural range, and occasionally available as ORA captive-bred stock, which tends to be notably hardier and more disease-resistant than wild-caught specimens. Every Bundoon Blenny we ship is feeding well.
Like other Meiacanthus fang blennies, this species carries a pair of small, venomous canine teeth used purely for self-defence; if attacked, it will bite the inside of a predator's mouth. For aquarium keepers, this poses essentially no real risk, the venom is mild and defensive only, though caution is still worth taking around children who might handle the fish carelessly. Unlike most blennies, it has a well-developed swim bladder that lets it hover comfortably in open water in a distinctive start-stop swimming motion. It's peaceful and reef safe. It reaches up to 9cm, so a 115L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Emerald and Yellow Colouration: Green head fading into a bold yellow-orange stripe
💎 Rare: Found only around Tonga and Fiji, seldom seen in the trade
⚠️ Mildly Venomous, Not Dangerous: Defensive bite only, no real risk to keepers
🌿 Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
🧠 Beginner Friendly: Hardy, peaceful, and easy to keep