Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz 1976

Lunate caudal fin with elongated lobes in adults; live color dark olive with wedge-shaped, orange-yellow stripe along sides of body; cheek and opercle green; caudal-fin base and lobes black with centroposterior area transparent whitish with dusky rays. Dorsal rays IV-V (usually V), 26-27; segmented caudal rays 11-13 (Ref. 54980).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 27; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 16 - 17

Swims above the bottom. Feeds on zooplankton.

Adults swim above the bottom. They feed on zooplankton. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).