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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoplesiops

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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Red Sea spiny basslet Western Indian Ocean 1.6 SL 2013
Acanthoplesiops echinatus Hiatt's longfin Western Pacific 4 TL 1990
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Hiatt's basslet Western Pacific 2.4 SL 1953
Acanthoplesiops indicus Scottie Indian Ocean 5 TL 1888
Acanthoplesiops jessicae Western Pacific 1.5 SL 2020
Acanthoplesiops naka Tongan spiny basslet Eastern Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2004
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Barebelly longfin Western Pacific 2.3 SL 1985



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