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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoplesiops

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6 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino
[Red Sea spiny basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
[Hiatt's longfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz, 1953

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthoplesiops hiatti
[Hiatt's basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthoplesiops indicus
[Scottie]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.0 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops naka
[Tongan spiny basslet]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster
[Barebelly longfin]
6 Species of Family Plesiopidae with Genus Acanthoplesiops
(Roundheads)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2013 Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Red Sea spiny basslet Western Indian Ocean 1.6 SL
1990 Acanthoplesiops echinatus Hiatt's longfin Western Pacific 4 TL
1953 Acanthoplesiops hiatti Hiatt's basslet Western Pacific 2.4 SL
1888 Acanthoplesiops indicus Scottie Indian Ocean 5 TL
2004 Acanthoplesiops naka Tongan spiny basslet Eastern Central Pacific 1.0 SL
1985 Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Barebelly longfin Western Pacific 2.3 SL



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