Acanthoplesiops

Acanthoplesiops is a genus of reef-dwelling fishes belonging to the family Plesiopidae. All species are very small, with the largest specimen recorded only reaching 27 mm standard length. They have several features which distinguish them from other plesiopids, the most obvious of which is the presence of one or two spines on the operculum.

Acanthoplesiops
Acanthoplesiops indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Ovalentaria
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoplesiops
Regan, 1912
Type species
Acanthoclinus indicus
Day, 1888

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

  • Acanthoplesiops cappuccino A. C. Gill, Bogorodsky & A. O. Mal, 2013 (Red Sea spiny basslet) [1]
  • Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 1990 (Hiatt's longfin)
  • Acanthoplesiops hiatti L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Hiatt's basslet)
  • Acanthoplesiops indicus F. Day, 1888 (Scottie)
  • Acanthoplesiops naka Mooi & A. C. Gill, 2004 (Tongan spiny basslet)
  • Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985 (Barebelly longfin)

References
  1. Gill, A.C., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. (2013): Acanthoplesiops cappuccino, a new species of acanthoclinine fish from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Plesiopidae). Zootaxa, 3750 (3): 216–222.


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