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Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835

Crimsontip longfin
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Common names: Banded devilfish, Coral devil, Red-tipped longfin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland (Ref. 7300), including the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Ref. 75154). Museum: Cape Melville, AMS I.20755-007. Cape Tribulation, AMS I.21260-002. Escape North Reef, AMS I.22628-013. One Tree Is., CAS 13777; USNM 299033 (Ref. 27772). Also Ref. 33390, 90102.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Red-tipped prettyfin, Coral devil, Tanabata-uo, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Plesiops: Greek, plesios = near + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335);  coeruleolineatus: Species name refers to the blue lines present in the dorsal and anal fins..
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 23 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 23 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 30°N - 30°S

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