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Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855

Sharp-nosed longfin
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Palau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Malakel Passage, CAS GVF 1868. Raeldil reef, CAS GVF 1830 (Ref. 27772). Also Ref. 90102.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mooi, R.D., 1995
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Common names from other countries

Cá Đông, Okinawa-tanabata-uo, 尖头鮗, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 15 m (Ref. 27772), usually 0 - 3 m (Ref. 90102).   Subtropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 559)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 7; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. 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 Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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

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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