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Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855

Sharp-nosed longfin
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Vanuatu country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Efate Is., FMNH 22583 (Ref. 27772). Also Ref. 90102.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Vanuatu/vanuatu.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mooi, R.D., 1995
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Plesiops: Greek, plesios = near + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335);  oxycephalus: Specific name refers to the narrow and pointed head..
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 15 m (Ref. 27772), usually 0 - 3 m (Ref. 90102).   Subtropical

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Indo-West Pacific. from the Ryukyu Islands to the western coast of Sumatra; east through the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 559)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 7 - 9.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Adults are found under corals in lagoons (Ref. 559). Usually occur in water shallower than 3 m on reefs, or in tide pools (Ref. 27772). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Mooi, R.D., 1995. Revision, phylogeny, and discussion of biology and biogeography of the fish genus Plesiops (Perciformes: Plesiopsidae). Life Sci. Contrib. No. 159, 108 p. (Ref. 27772)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 April 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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