Plesiops

Plesiops
	Plesiops nigricans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Plesiopidae
Subfamily:	Plesiopinae
Genus:	Plesiops; Oken, 1817
Type species
	Pharopteryx nigricans; Rüppell 1828
Synonyms
	Pharopteryx Rüppell, 1828; Pseudochromichthys Schmidt, 1931;

Plesiops is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Plesiopidae. It is a genus of small fishes which vary in length from 5 centimetres (2.0 in) and 20 centimetres (7.9 in) and which live in shallow coral flats or around heads of coral. They have elongated pelvic fins and the other fins are marked with colourful patterns such as stripes and these give name to the common names "longfin" and "prettyfin". They are thought to be nocturnal and are infrequently seen in the wild. They are carnivorous and their diet is made up of crustaceans, gastropods and small fishes and sometimes on brittle stars. A defining characteristic of this genus is that they lay elongated eggs which are laid under rocks or overhangs and are guarded by the male.^[2]

Species

The following species are currently recognised within the genus Plesiops:^[3]

Plesiops auritus Mooi, 1995
Plesiops cephalotaenia Inger, 1955
Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835
Plesiops corallicola Bleeker, 1853
Plesiops facicavus Mooi, 1995
Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall, 1991
Plesiops gracilis Mooi & Randall, 1991
Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991
Plesiops malalaxus Mooi, 1995
Plesiops multisquamata Inger, 1955
Plesiops mystaxus Mooi, 1995
Plesiops nakaharae Tanaka, 1917
Plesiops nigricans (Rüppell, 1828)
Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855
Plesiops polydactylus Mooi, 1995
Plesiops thysanopterus Mooi, 1995
Plesiops verecundus Mooi, 1995

References

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Plesiops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ Randall D. Mooi (1995). "Revision and Phylogeny of the Plesiopid Fish Genus Plesiops". Life Sciences Contributions. 159. Royal Ontario Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Plesiops Oken, 1817". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[CoF-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Plesiops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[Mooi-2] Randall D. Mooi (1995). "Revision and Phylogeny of the Plesiopid Fish Genus Plesiops". Life Sciences Contributions. 159. Royal Ontario Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[WoRMS-3] Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Plesiops Oken, 1817". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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