Plesiops coeruleolineatus

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Roundheads ; Minimum depth reported from Ref. 30874. Found under stone or corals in flood basins and lagoons (Ref. 9137). Common but very secretive and usually found when turning rubble pieces in pools (Ref. 48635). It ventures out in the open at night to feed on small crustaceans, fishes and gastropods (Ref. 37816).

Common Names

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Description

Family Plesiopidae

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific . Third branchiostegal ray extending farther posteriorly than adjacent rays resulting in a projection on the margin of the branchiostegal membrane (except in Calloplesiops); lateral line incomplete or disjunct . Maximum length about 20 cm. Elongate fishes with large mouths and large eyes. Feed on small crustaceans and fishes.The family Plesiopidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 11 genera and 38 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Etymology of this family name : Greek, plesios = near + Greek, pous = feet

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,737 meters (0 to -22,103 feet).Mean = -1,383.530 meters (-4,539.140 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,670.990 based on 619 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Plesiops corallicola Bleeker, 1853
2. Plesiops nigricans (R�ppell, 1828)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Pharopteryx melas (Bleeker, 1849)
2. Pharopteryx semeion (Tanaka, 1917)
3. Plesiops caeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835
4. Plesiops melas Bleeker, 1849
5. Plesiops nigricans subsp. apoda Kner, 1868
6. Plesiops semeion Tanaka, 1917
7. Plesiops welas Bleeker, 1849
8. Pseudochromichthys riukianus Schmidt, 1931

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Plesiops

There are approximately 22 species in this genus:

P. auritus · P. cephalotaenia · P. coeruleolineatus (Banded Devilfish) · P. coralicola · P. corallicola (Bluegill Longfin) · P. facicavus · P. genaricus · P. gracilis (Threadfin Longfin) · P. insularis · P. malalaxus · P. multisquamata (Spotted Longfin) · P. mystaxus (Moustache Longfin) · P. nakaharae · P. nigricans (Ocellated Plesiops) · P. nigricans apoda · P. oxycephalus (Sharp-Nosed Longfin) · P. oxycephalus okinawaensis · P. polydactylus · P. sp (Sand Flathead) · P. thysanopterus · P. verecundus · P. verrecundus

Bibliography

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 01, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bishop Museum Data
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
• Senckenberg, Collection Pisces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3864634
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-32626
• Fishbase Species ID: 8005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13532531
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645488
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121080

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